[Foundation-l] PD-art and official "position of the WMF"

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David Goodman wrote:
> Among the benefits of  have organized Commons in the US, is that we
> can go by US copyright law. The
> alternative would be for Commons to adopt the most restrictive
> position of any country whatsoever.

That is not the only alternative.  Commons:Licensing
(http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Licensing) states, "that are
in the public domain in at least the United States *and* in the source
country of the work."  However, this change to PD-art policy is a
significant departure from that.

Matt Flaschen

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