On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 8:10 PM, Michael Peel <[email protected]> wrote:
> As we're uploading from the UK, then UK rules also apply to us. probably a reasonable point, but hard to point againts us i should think (grey area ish) > > > Something additional to bear in mind: we have a thing called database > rights, which this probably falls under, and effectively gives them > copyright over their images for 15 years. > and another reasonable point > > The best thing to do is to try to work with them... :) yup :) > > > Mike > > On 30 Jan 2009, at 20:08, Mark (Markie) wrote: > > > in the US they dont, and since thats where WMF servers are thats > > the rules that apply for us. > > > > regards > > > > mark > > > > On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 7:57 PM, Andrew Gray > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > 2009/1/30 AndrewRT <[email protected]>: > > > My knowledge of copyright law is limited, but surely if the BBC > > > creates a photograph of an object which is in the public domain, > > they > > > still own the copyright to the photograph? > > > > Probably. > > > > In the US, this doesn't apply. In the UK... it probably does, but > > there isn't much recent caselaw AIUI and if someone took it to court > > it could potentially go either way. I'd bet on the court ruling for > > them retaining the rights, though. > > > > -- > > - Andrew Gray > > [email protected] > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia UK mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_UK > > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia UK mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_UK > > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > [email protected] > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_UK > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >
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