Good point. On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 8:18 PM, Steve Bennett <stevag...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 9:36 AM, Durova <nadezhda.dur...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Actually this isn't a copyright discussion. > > > > http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=581 > > > > "To ensure that publication of material from its collections receives due > > acknowledgment and promotion, the Library requires that permission to > > publish is obtained prior to publication." > > Right, this is the issue I raised at the start. The library "requires" > permission - but on what basis? If the image is public domain, and > someone else copies it and republishes it - where do they stand? If > it's not copyright infringement, what is it? Contract violation? On > the basis that you used the website and agreed to the library's terms > and conditions, and have now violated them? > > Although I suspect what's also happening is the image that we see > there is low quality, and you'd need permission to get a higher > quality, printable version. And they'd never give permission to cc-sa > it. > > Steve > > _______________________________________________ > WikiEN-l mailing list > WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l > -- http://durova.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
