2008/10/25 Bryan Derksen bryan.derksen@shaw.ca:
Joe Szilagyi wrote:
We have an image in the schools encyclopedia with a big bold "this is up for deletion" notice, and that image in fact was deleted from Commons for being a copyvio violation. Back in AUGUST. So we're distributing copyright violations.
Well, _we_ aren't distributing copyright violations, since we deleted the image and are no longer serving it from Wikipedia servers. SOS Children is distributing copyright violations, and for that particular image it's their problem to deal with.
I'm more concerned about the fact that they're not following the GFDL's terms in anywhere near to a serious manner. That means that they're violating _my_ copyright, and the copyrights of every other Wikipedian who's contributed to the articles they're mirroring. From what Andrew Cates has been posting on the matter (assuming he's acting in an official capcity of some sort) they don't seem to be grasping the significance of this. I don't want this to become an adversarial situation since they're doing a good thing with Wikipedia's material that I fully support in principle, but how can we convince them that this really needs to be done? Since they're already making deals with WikiMedia Foundation for the logo and such, who's the contact we can talk to on our side?
I agree something needs to be done. Erik has already made a statement on the subject, so if you want to talk to someone at the foundation, he's probably the best choice. Alternatively, you could go straight to the top and talk to Sue, I've always found her most helpful and she'll pass you on to the appropriate person if necessary.