[WikiEN-l] NASA meatballs and wikipedia meatheads

[Peter Ansell]

On 02/04/2008, geni <geniice at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 01/04/2008, Ian Woollard <ian.woollard at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > On 01/04/2008, geni <geniice at gmail.com> wrote:
>  >  > The logo is in effect under an ND license and by leavening it in the
>  >  >  image we get a ah limited derivatives image.
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>  > No, not in any significant way.
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> Please present your arguments for this claim.
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>  >  > As a result the NASA logo is not compatible with free content.
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>  > The logo *itself* in isolation might be, but the images with it
>  >  aren't; they're public domain you can modify them as much as you want.
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> False there are many modifications you cannot make to those images.
>  Editing in some images of the KKK for example would cause problems.

Editing in changes like that would get libel suits from most
organisations, even under so called "free/derivatives allowed"
licenses. That is a red-herring against the entire idea of open data.

>  >  There's *nothing* stopping you changing the image in any sensible way
>  >  including removing the tags if you wish.
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> You are claiming that creating Old Negro Space Program fan art is not
>  a sensible use?
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>  The images with the tags removed are free. With then not removed they are not.
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> geni
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