[Foundation-l] a new free image!

Sat Feb 24 11:33:14 UTC 2007

Well, there is such a reason, namely that it would motivate people to make a
better free image. And the argument that the new image is not as good as the
fair use one wont count then either. So there is a reason

Whether you find that a good reason is a second.

Lodewijk

2007/2/24, GerardM <gerard.meijssen op gmail.com>:
>
> Teun.
> May I kindly remind you that we are discussing on this list how to deal
> with
> all types of issues. Personally I have never ever uploaded "Fair use"
> material. It is however done on some of our projects. When material is
> used
> with a justification of being "Fair use", there is imho no reason to
> cripple
> such material. This was suggested in the previous post.
>
> You were wrong in how you reacted to what I wrote about NC and ND the
> other
> day, you again assume things that are not in line with what I wrote. It is
> good to remember that "Fair use" is permitted to a project under a
> Exemption
> Doctrine Policy if they so choose. It is therefore relevant to discuss how
> this is to be implemented if at all. This is what I did.
>
> Thanks,
>      GerardM
>
>
> On 2/24/07, teun spaans <teun.spaans op gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Gerard,
> >
> > may I kindly remind you that our aim is to make and collect free
> content?
> > Fair use is not free.
> >
> > And your remark about crippling content looks false: i checked a few of
> > the
> > old versions, and these didnt have a photograph. Not even a fair use
> one.
> >
> > regards,
> > teun spaans
> >
> >
> >
> > On 2/24/07, GerardM <gerard.meijssen op gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hoi,
> > > When you have a good quality picture that you want to use under Fair
> > use,
> > > you use it as a good quality picture. Why cripple our content when
> there
> > > is
> > > no need ? If anything we should not have "Fair use" material.
> > > Thanks,
> > >      GerardM
> > >
> > > On 2/24/07, Mohamed Magdy <mohamed.m.k op gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > <snip>
> > > > Well, good work!..but as others said, this isn't the proper way to
> get
> > > > rid of fair use images..the availability of a fair use image won't
> > stop
> > > > someone from adding a free alternative, fair use images shouldn't be
> > > > added in a high resolution..right? so when someone sees the image
> with
> > > > low quality and s/he has another free one, s/he will replace it with
> > the
> > > > free image, provided that you place a message on free use images
> > saying
> > > > 'this image isn't free, if you can help.replace it...'...on the
> other
> > > > end, I think with the increasing popularity, people will just add
> > their
> > > > images(to say: hey, i took that image you see on [[Cat]]
> article!)...
> > > >
> > > >
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