Commons isnt damaged that needs to be routed around, the laws are an ass and problems will follow where ever, except to maybe a handful of countries who don't give a fluffy duck about copyright.
the problem is communication between projects, thats fixable On 25 June 2014 00:29, David Gerard <[email protected]> wrote: > On 24 June 2014 17:25, Chris McKenna <[email protected]> wrote: > > > The problem is that people from other projects are uploading files in a > good > > faith understanding that Commons will look after them, as they work on > the > > principle that unless something is provably unfree then it is acceptable > to > > host. > > Unfortunately, Commons actually operates on the principle that if there a > > possibility that someone somewhere may in future claim that a file is > > unfree, with or without proof, and with or without merit to the claim, > then > > it cannot be held unless we have proof (of a higher standard than > required > > by professional copyright lawyers) that the file is completely free in > the > > US and the source country, now and at all conceivable future times, then > it > > must be deleted. There is also a great reluctance to engage with anyone > who > > has a lesser understanding of copyright than the self-educated and > > self-appointed experts on Commons, and with anyone who has a lesser > grasp of > > English than they do. There is an equal reluctance to let anyone using > the > > images know that there are questions about a file. > > Until this attitude changes, Commons is not and cannot be a reliable > host of > > media for other projects, and usage as such must be deprecated and an > > alternative, reliable service project initiated. > > > +1. Commons is behaving like damage that needs to be routed around. > > > - d. > > _______________________________________________ > Commons-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/commons-l > -- GN. Vice President Wikimedia Australia WMAU: http://www.wikimedia.org.au/wiki/User:Gnangarra Photo Gallery: http://gnangarra.redbubble.com
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