Really sad news. An enthusiastic photographer that has no more benefit than the satisfaction of sharing knowledge to the world, gets charged and loses a lawsuit. I think that the movement has to provide an answer, otherwise we should protect photographers who may be not aware of this risk. I run a quick check and realised that we have e.g. hundreds of images from the Glyptothek a museum in Munich with significant greek and roman scultpures under
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Glyptothek_Munich_-_Permanent_collections But, unfortunately we are not supposed to have them without an explizit authorisation: http://www.antike-am-koenigsplatz.mwn.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Sonstiges/12-03-09_Auflagen_Foto_Film.pdf and the list could be long... Now, what should we do about it? wait and see or delete? El jue., 20 dic. 2018 a las 14:50, Sebastian Rittau via Commons-l (< [email protected]>) escribió: > On 20.12.18 14:16, Fæ via Commons-l wrote: > > Is there going to be an appeal? > > Appeal won't be possible. This already was a ruling by Germany's highest > court. Going by the linked summary there are two cases to distinguish: > > - Photographs by the museum are under "Lichtbildschutz" (50 years post > publication, not full 70pma), because the photographer has multiple options > concerning several parameters. (This verdict seems wrong, because there > aren't the mentioned parameters are fixed in repro photography. Again the > BGH shows its incompetency regarding photography. But it is as it is.) > - Photographs by a visitor are a contract violation. The photographer > is liable to restitution. In this case by not uploading the images any > further. There is nothing about redistribution by third parties, though. > > - Sebastian > > > _______________________________________________ > Commons-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/commons-l >
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