[WikiEN-l] GDFL compliance

[Ray Saintonge]

Stephen Bain wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 6:40 AM, Andrew wrote:
>   
>> However, does this comply with the GDFL license? All it says by way of attribution is "(Photo: wikipedia)"
>>     
> No. What's needed is:
>
> 1) A copy of the GFDL. For web uses, a link to the GFDL is generally
> accepted as complying with this.
>
> 2) The preservation of any copyright notices, and of the notice that
> the thing is available under the GFDL.
>
> The situation is slightly different if using a modified version, but
> that's not usually the case when photos are used.
>
>   
That's highly unrealistic, especially for print media. A link to the 
source is about as much as can be sensibly expected.

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