[WikiEN-l] Copyright, images and the voicing of doubt

Sat Jan 15 09:38:43 UTC 2005

David Gerard wrote:

>Matt Brown (morven at gmail.com) [050115 08:32]:
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>>Have you noticed, by the way, that the current trend on image
>>copyright is NOT 'assume good faith' on Wikipedia?  We no longer
>>assume that reading a statement and clicking yes to agree is
>>sufficient -- we require people to justify.
>>    
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>That would be bitter experience with idjits who pull an image off the front
>page of their hero's website and put it on Wikipedia as 'public domain'.
>Or 'fair use' with no justification and a barrage of flames if one dares
>question them.
>
When someone's reply on a copyright question seems founded on ignorance 
I'm more inclined to put on an asbestos suit and take a hard line.  
Although I believe in a very liberal approach to copyright, such a 
stance still needs to be based on facts.instead of wishful thinking.

Ec