On 2007.10.30 00:05:12 +1000, Steve Bennett <stevagewp(a)gmail.com> scribbled 0
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It's about time we had this debate again. Morally,
ethically, legally: what
are we required to do to meet the "attribution required" aspect of certain
free images we acquire from Flickr or other sources, including our own
contributors?
Viewpoint #1: Provided the information is available on the image information
page, which can be reached by clicking the image, then attribution
information is available to anyone who wants it.
Viewpoint #2: The attribution should be more visible, such as beneath the
image in articles. This is the standard used by newspapers, for instance.
People who licence their work under "attribution required" licences are
expecting a bit more than a begruding source tag hidden behind a mouse
click.
Personally I am of viewpoint #2, and feel that we are short-changing
photographers who generously release
their work for virtually no recompense. I feel that if we are not
willing to attribute the photo properly, by putting the owner's name
at the same level
as the photo, then we should bar the use of these kinds of images.
Some powerful persuasive arguments for either of the above viewpoints, or
any other, would be nice.
(Why this has arisen now: I created a {{credit}} template for this purpose
and used it in a couple of places. I was reverted. So more opinions are
needed.)
Steve
Question: why should we give special prominence and mention of the original author to a
carefully composed, lovingly shot photo whose license requires attribution to the
author(s), and not give special prominence and mention of the original author to a
carefully composed, lovingly written article/text whose license requires attribution to
the author(s)?
I've noticed people seem to hold photos and text to very different standards. For
example, I don't think I've once seen anyone remove chunks of quoted text for
being 'excessive fair use', and yet similar actions and rationale for images are
too common for me to need to belabor the point.
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