[WikiEN-l] Wikimedian image restorations exploited on eBay

[Stephen Bain]

On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 12:49 AM, David Gerard <dgerard at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Yes. Even though a restoration may not create a new copyright, it is
> absolutely relevant to have full details on the restoration, and to
> suggest reusers note the restoration (e.g. "Sir James Foo, 1875,
> photographed by Fred Bar, 2009 restoration by Fred Quux") so as to
> correctly inform their readers (as well as motivating the restorers).

Indeed; the restoration is part of the provenance of the image.

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Stephen Bain
stephen.bain at gmail.com