> Well, just yesterday I saw a (good but slightly amateurish-looking) image > that is to be deleted because the metadata embedded in the /other/ images > of the uploader indicates multiple cameras were used. Clearly, no one has > more than one camera, so it must be a copyright violation. (would post the > URL but forgot which image) > > Childish fears indeed. > > Magnus
Indeed. The old days had gone. Now people have so many gadgets. Further, forensic research is not our business. Another grey area is the handling of selfies. People need evidence that the photo is taken by themselves. They even do dummy tests to verify if it is possible from such an angle. Tired by the arguments, Legal released [1]. Links: 1. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikilegal/Authorship_and_Copyright_Ownership Jee Regards, Jeevan Jose On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 1:43 PM, Pipo Le Clown <plecl...@gmail.com> wrote: > Aren't you mixing things a little bit ? > > Nobody denies that there are problems with video support, Search engine and > image display. But this is not (completely) the responsability of the > Commons community. The software is provided by the foundation, and we deal > with what they give us. If you want to point fingers, point them in the > right direction. > > Regarding the URAA shitstorm in a teacup, I will stand on my position: > Saying "It's not our problem, and we won't provide legal advice or help if > there is any problem" (ie: "I wash my hands of it") is not very helpfull. > The position of the BoT and the statement from the legal team are at least > confusing and a open door to problems. > > The current situation at hand is messy, and not very well handled by the > community, I will admit that. Quoting from a famous movie: "it's a huge > shit sandwich, and we're all gonna have to take a bite", but adding manure > to shit will not help to sweeten the taste. > > Pleclown. > Le 27 juin 2014 09:22, "MZMcBride" <z...@mzmcbride.com> a écrit : > > > Pete Forsyth wrote: > > >On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 11:07 PM, Erik Moeller <e...@wikimedia.org> > > wrote: > > >>than aggressively purging content in the fear that a single byte of > > >> potentially non-free content may infect the repository. > > > > > >You're attacking a straw man. I hope you do not sincerely believe > anybody > > >acts out of such a childish fear. Rather, we have committed volunteers > at > > >Commons who take seriously our commitment to the world, to provide a > > >repository of files that can be (pretty) reliably reused under a free > > >license, or as public domain materials. Maintaining the integrity of the > > >collection, in the face of literally hundreds of problematic uploads > every > > >single day, is a big job, and certainly some less-than-ideal decisions > > >will be made along the way. > > > > > >Apart from the moaning I see on this email list, I generally hear good > > >things from those who visit Wikimedia Commons. "Tragedy?" Citation > needed, > > >for real. > > > > Uploading media to Commons isn't as awful today as it once was. That's > > nice. But video support is pretty awful. Search support is pretty awful. > > Even browsing images is pretty bad. Support for moving (renaming) files > is > > rudimentary and restricted. And there are many other flaws... but you're > > right that it probably doesn't amount to a tragedy quite yet. There's > > plenty of moaning on this e-mail list, but the issues are alive and real. > > > > I largely agree with Erik. Users at the extremes have the power at > Commons > > and this reality is actively damaging the wiki culture. Commons isn't > > alone in having this problem: the defensive (and hostile) response to the > > firehose is expected and predictable. But it still remains a real > problem. > > > > MZMcBride > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
