[Wikipedia-l] Re: What would Richard Stallman say?

[Michael Snow]

Karl Eichwalder wrote:

> Michael Snow <wikipedia at earthlink.net> writes:
>
>>Sorry, but if we start conceding that in effect, we are combining an
>>article with an image into a single document under GFDL, downstream
>>users have to be able to use the image alone.
>>    
>>
>
>Sure, but they are responsible for actions they are doing.  It is okay
>to take pictures of public buildings with logo for big companies
>attached.  Readers are allowed to modify those pictures--but they are
>surely not allowed to cut out the logo and use it at will.
>
Use of the logo is really a trademark issue, not copyright. GFDL allows 
people to modify, but it doesn't mean they can create modifications that 
are illegal for other reasons.

--Michael Snow
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