[WikiEN-l] Images that are PD in their country of origin

[Ian Woollard]

On 07/02/2010, Ray Saintonge <saintonge at telus.net> wrote:
> In examining this one needs to distinguish between Wikipedia policy and
> copyright law.  Wikipedia can establish its own policies, which largely,
> but not exclusively, tend to be more stringent that copyright law.  In
> that it can be authoritative; it chooses what level of risk to accept.

My understanding is that the Wikipedia doesn't really have any risk
under the law.

Provided the strictures of the DMCA are followed, any uploaded
copyrighted material simply has to be removed promptly if they receive
a copyright violation notice. If the strictures of the DMCA aren't
followed then the Wikipedia/media could be in big trouble.

> Ec

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-Ian Woollard