nice try :) todays picture of the day has author Taxiarchos228, google for "abmahnfalle" and you'll find his name sojka. such pictures were used in the past as cease and deseasy honey pot. it has art libre license, and the tool does not work with it: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Berlin_-_Messe_Berlin2.jpg
On Sat, Mar 25, 2017 at 8:54 PM, Raya Sharbain <raya.sharb...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Steve, > > Wikimedia Germany developed a tool that determines the license information > of Commons items and makes it more user-friendly to determine how you can > use the item (e.g. how to attribute, in which context you can use a > particular item in, etc.): https://lizenzhinweisgenerator.de/?lang=en > > Original blog post: > https://blog.wikimedia.org/2017/03/17/digest-attribution-generator/ > > Hope it's relevant to what you're looking for! > > Raya > On 24 March 2017 at 14:38, Harry Mitchell <hjmw...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi Steve, >> >> Using images from Commons is a lot like using information from Wikipedia - >> it requires due diligence and you sometimes have to apply healthy >> scepticism, though this can be complicated by the varying copyright laws of >> different countries. Commons is hosted in the United States, so it usually >> defaults to American copyright law, which is often more liberal than British >> law (Chris mentions the "sweat of brow" doctrine, for example). >> >> For obvious cases, like a photograph of a building or a statue uploaded by >> the photographer themselves, you're usually safe. (I've been writing about >> war memorials lately and sometimes you get really lucky and find a >> professional-quality photograph that someone has uploaded to Commons). Less >> obvious cases will depend on your knowledge of copyright. >> >> >> Harry Mitchell >> http://enwp.org/User:HJ >> +44 (0) 7507 536 971 >> Skype: harry_j_mitchell >> >> On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 5:23 PM, Chris Keating >> <chriskeatingw...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Steve, >>> >>> You certainly could have a more nuanced policy, and use more images as a >>> result! >>> >>> I'd guess the reasons you might be cautious are: >>> - Commons has a good number of files it that are in the public domain in >>> the US, but may not be in the UK (assuming that public domain-UK is >>> sufficient for the BBC to make use of something) >>> - Commons also has a good number of files which we believe are public >>> domain (at least in the US) but where someone still asserts copyright from >>> "sweat of the brow" rights (this set overlapping with the previous one a >>> fair bit) >>> - Some images might simply have been mis-attributed by whoever uploaded >>> them to Commons and are actually in copyright (probably a much smaller group >>> than the first 2) >>> >>> Of course, these kinds of issues aren't unique to Wikimedia Commons, any >>> open image source could have the same problems - so if you are taking PD >>> images from Flickr or elsewhere on the Internet, then you shouldn't have a >>> blanket bank on Wikimedia Commons! >>> >>> Paid photography sources potentially have the opposite problem, in that >>> you can end up paying royalties for images that you think actually are in >>> the public domain. >>> >>> As Charles says, it's usually possible to come to an informed judgement >>> based on what the Commons page for a given file says, but this needs a >>> reasonable level of awareness of copyright law. I'm not sure if there is any >>> kind of "user-friendly" summary at the minute, but there probably should be >>> - I'm asking around... >>> >>> Hope this helps, >>> >>> Chris >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 3:08 PM, Steve Bowbrick >>> <steve.bowbr...@bbc.co.uk> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> Very occasional post from a long-time subscriber here! >>>> >>>> I run social media for the BBC's speech and classical radio stations and >>>> for some of the BBC's classical brands (orchestras, Proms etc.). >>>> >>>> We have a constant need for images. We use the usual mixed bag of >>>> sources: commercial picture libraries, the BBC archive, commissioned >>>> photos, >>>> some public domain and cc sources. >>>> >>>> We have a pretty cast-iron rule forbidding the use of Wikimedia Commons >>>> images. Historically, we've felt that there was sufficient uncertainty >>>> about >>>> the ownership of some Commons images that it would be safest for us to >>>> steer >>>> clear all together (sometimes, for instance, we find images in commercial >>>> libraries like Hulton Getty that are also in the Commons and this creates >>>> the kind of doubt about ownership that stops us from using them). >>>> >>>> So, in the interests of updating my knowledge (and possibly our policy), >>>> is there any up-to-date advice for organisations like the BBC about the >>>> safe >>>> usage of content from the Wikimedia Commons? Should we rely on Commons >>>> images more often? Is there any guidance for how to judge the ownership of >>>> a >>>> Commons image reliably? And what's Wikipedia's policy about the use of >>>> these >>>> images in entries? >>>> >>>> Thank you! >>>> >>>> s >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Social media for BBC Radio 3, Radio 4, 4 Extra, Proms, classical... >>>> 07718 120 073 >>>> http://twitter.com/bowbrick >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wikimedia UK mailing list >>>> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >>>> WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimedia UK mailing list >>> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >>> WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia UK mailing list >> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
