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> On 27 March 2017 at 14:27 Steve Bowbrick wrote:
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> Safe, principally, from the legal/rights perspective.
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A fair amount of discussion can be simplified, by not trying to push the
envelope too much (which is inevitably what Wikimedia Commons will do), but
keeping to the "fa
Joly
Sent: 27 March 2017 10:18
To: wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org
Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia Commons question
On 23/03/17 15:08, Steve Bowbrick wrote:
> So, in the interests of updating my knowledge (and possibly our policy),
>is there any up-to-date advice for organisations li
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> 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=e
On 23/03/17 15:08, Steve Bowbrick wrote:
> 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
Safe in what sense? Pr0n?
Gordo
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I sent an email including Rupert's feedback and Andy's suggestion to Katja
at Wikimedia Germany.
On 26 March 2017 at 00:03, Andy Mabbett wrote:
> On 25 March 2017 at 19:54, Raya Sharbain wrote:
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> > Wikimedia Germany developed a tool that determines the license
> information
> > of Commons it
On 25 March 2017 at 19:54, Raya Sharbain wrote:
> 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.
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_-
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
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 usua
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 t
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> On 23 March 2017 at 15:08 Steve Bowbrick wrote:
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> Hi all,
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> Very occasional post from a long-time subscriber here!
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> 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.).
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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
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