[Wikipedia-l] Re: GFDL Clarification

[Jean-Baptiste Soufron]

Yup but that's not possible under french legislation (for example).

Le 5 juin 05 à 00:48, Timwi a écrit :

> Jimmy Wales wrote:
>
>> We need a clear statement [...] that the photos are released _by  
>> the copyright holders_ under the GNU FDL. "It's fine to use this"  
>> is not
>> enough.
>>
>
> Unfortunately, many people in this thread have forgotten the option  
> of public domain. If you just ask the copyright holder something  
> like "do you forgo your copyright?" or perhaps even "can anyone use  
> it for any purpose whatsoever?" then they are not only much more  
> likely to give an informed answer, but in the case of a "yes" it's  
> even more useful. We all know that the problems with the GNU FDL  
> are even worse for images. How would you use a GFDL image in a  
> (new) printed document?
>
> The images I have contributed are [crap, but at least] public  
> domain. :)
>
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