Hey Pete, Thanks for pointing me towards that discussion - I hadn't spotted it, and I've replied (and apologised for not noticing it) accordingly.
This is definitely a loop worth closing, as it's a right pain to deal with when working with derivative images of Wikipedia page screenshots. For a practical example, see: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Deletion_requests/Files_in_Category:Multimedia_Project_-_Wikimedia_Foundation I can kinda understand why the software doesn't deal with messed-up situations like this - it shouldn't need to do so in the first place. I hope that we as a community can fix this by sensible licensing choices, rather than blaming the software. Thanks, Mike On 24 Aug 2014, at 20:21, Pete Forsyth <petefors...@gmail.com> wrote: > Mike -- > > Did you see the recent discussion about this at [[Talk:Cheetah]]? > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Cheetah#Lead_photo_license > > Although Erik Moeller recommended in 2008 (with the move to Creative > Commons licenses) that we stop permitting new uploads of files on the basis > of a GFDL license, as far as I can tell, that recommendation was never > adopted in any policy, so it's still possible to upload GFDL files. (The > fact that this file happens to also have a CC B > Y-NC-SA license is not the basis of any WM decision -- it just happens the > photographer also permits that license.) I've confirmed by private email > correspondence that this photographer is clear about the licenses he does > and doesn't want to use. > > Seems like a loophole worth closing. > Pete > [[User:Peteforsyth]] > > > On Sun, Aug 24, 2014 at 12:05 PM, Michael Peel <em...@mikepeel.net> wrote: > >> I've swapped it for a CC-licensed file that does allow for commercial >> reuse. Problem solved? >> >> Thanks, >> Mike >> >> On 24 Aug 2014, at 19:55, Michael Peel <em...@mikepeel.net> wrote: >> >>> Hmm, that file seems to be released under a non-commercial Creative >> Commons license, in addition to the GFDL. The bug here seems to be bad >> licensing, rather than bad attribution (since when did we start accepting >> -NC licenses?!). >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Mike >>> >>> On 24 Aug 2014, at 18:03, Jeevan Jose <jkadav...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Try to "download as PDF" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheetah >>>> >>>> Check Image Sources, Licenses and Contributors. >>>> >>>> It attributes File:Cheetah Feb09 02.jpg Source: >>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Cheetah_Feb09_02.jpg >>>> License: unknown Contributors: Fir0002, Peteforsyth >>>> >>>> This is very wrong as license is not fetched and photographer is only >> Fir; >>>> not all people edited that "file" page. >>>> >>>> I raised this complaint earlier (in Commons). This is mentioned at EN >> too >>>> by Stefan: >>>> >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Copying_within_Wikipedia#For_legal_team_review >>>> >>>> I think this is a serious violation and need immediate attention. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Jee >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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> >> > _______________________________________________ > 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>
