Re: Flickr: Brooklyn Museum
Howard Cheng <howard@...> wrote on mon, 2 jun 2008 11:53:12 -0700:
> > On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 7:33 AM, Ejdzej Wikipedysta
> > <ejdzej.wikipedysta@...
<mailto:ejdzej.wikipedysta@...>> wrote:
> >
> > 2008/6/2 Ejdzej Wikipedysta <ejdzej.wikipedysta@...
> > <mailto:ejdzej.wikipedysta@...>>:
> > > 2008/6/1 Florian Straub <flominator@...
> > <mailto:flominator@...>>:
> > >> http://www.flickr.com/people/brooklyn_museum/
> > >>
> > >> Which license tag should we use for those? PD-old?
> > >
> > > No, unless its
> > > * reproduction of old photo with expired copyright (PD-old)
> > > * reproduction of old painting (PD-art)
> >
> > Oh, wait... they taged it with "no known copyright restrictions".
> >
> > This seems to be nice, but please read:
> > http://www.flickr.com/commons/usage/
> >
> > 1. The copyright is in the public domain because it has expired;
> > 2. The copyright was injected into the public domain for other
> > reasons, such as failure to adhere to required formalities or
> > conditions;
> > 3. The institution owns the copyright but is not interested in
> > exercising control; or
> > 4. The institution has legal rights sufficient to authorize
others
> > to use the work without restrictions.
> >
> > My view is:
> >
> > 1. PD-Old
> > 2. PD-because?
> > 3. PD-not-really-PD ;) -- DANGER
> > 4. CopyrightedFreeUse?
> >
> > More troublesome than chossing copyright tag is that "participating
> > institutions" do not precise why there are "no known
restrictions" and
> > wash their hands with disclaimer: "IF YOU MAKE USE OF A PHOTO (...)
> > YOU ARE REMINDED TO CONDUCT AN INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS OF
APPLICABLE LAW
> > BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH A PARTICULAR NEW USE"
> I think it depends on the image. For example, we can
> declare http://www.flickr.com/photos/brooklyn_museum/2488876755/ to be
> PD-US (pre-1923).
Since I'm trying to find a solution for Flinfo
(http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Flominator/Flinfo) which cannot
choose things based on the picture. I think I will stick to PD-because
with "Brooklyn Museum tagged it as no known copyright restrictions on
Flickr". Any objections?
Regards,
Flo
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