> On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 7:39 PM, Ryan Kaldari <[email protected]> > wrote: >> I added a new parameter to the template for indicating full consent. If >> you use {{consent|full}} it outputs: >> "I personally created this media. All identifiable persons shown >> specifically consented to publication of this photograph or video under >> a free license, granting unrestricted rights to redistribute the media >> for any purpose." > > Not commenting on the merit of including such a variation: > > Consenting to the release of something under a free license > emphatically *does not* mean "granting unrestricted rights to > redistribute the media for any purpose." In particular, under many > licenses, the redistribution is restricted by the requirement that the > new copies also be provided under a free license. They also usually > require that the creator be attributed. > > You may wish to rethink the wording of that, a bit. > > -- > Tracy Poff
A "full" release should signify that the subject should have been fully informed and understand the broad nature of an unrestricted license; things like the right to modify the image, substitute a pig's body for yours, and use it in an ad during televising of the Super Bowl. Fred _______________________________________________ Gendergap mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
