I would love when we don't have a problem here ... DS
-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Re: Mass bug filing about non free lena image. Resent-Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2015 20:29:32 +0000 (UTC) Resent-From: debian-de...@lists.debian.org Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2015 22:29:18 +0200 From: Jonas Smedegaard <d...@jones.dk> To: debian-de...@lists.debian.org Quoting Jakub Wilk (2015-08-12 21:57:40) > Has anybody asked the copyright holders to release the image under a > free license? Or is everybody assuming that they won't? >From <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenna>: > While Playboy often cracks down on illegal uses of its material and > did initially send out notices to research publications and journals > that used the image,[11] over time it has decided to overlook the wide > use of Lena. Eileen Kent, VP of new media at Playboy said, "We decided > we should exploit this, because it is a phenomenon." Above (especially the "overlook the wide use" part) made me stop look further for likelihood of free licensing. - Jonas -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private -- debian-science-maintainers mailing list debian-science-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/debian-science-maintainers
