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2010-04-14 Thread WereSpielChequers
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[WikiEN-l] Is a book cover in a Signpost book review an acceptable exemption from the non-free content policy?

2010-04-14 Thread Sage Ross
I'd like to get a little wider input on this issue. Tony1 is reviewing a recent academic book about Wikipedia for the Signpost, and we'd like to include an image of the cover in the review: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Book_cover_O%27Sullivan.jpg Unfortunately, since the Signpost is project

[WikiEN-l] Open Knowledge Conference (OKCon) in London on 24th April 2010

2010-04-14 Thread Jonathan Gray
Hi, A quick reminder that this year's Open Knowledge Conference (OKCon) is taking place in London on 24th April 2010 - in 10 days time! There are still tickets left - and you can register at the following link: http://www.okfn.org/okcon/register/ Speakers and sessions include: * 'State of

Re: [WikiEN-l] Is a book cover in a Signpost book review an acceptable exemption from the non-free content policy?

2010-04-14 Thread Gregory Maxwell
On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 1:03 PM, Sage Ross ragesoss+wikipe...@gmail.com wrote: I'd like to get a little wider input on this issue.  Tony1 is reviewing a recent academic book about Wikipedia for the Signpost, and we'd like to include an image of the cover in the review:

Re: [WikiEN-l] Is a book cover in a Signpost book review an acceptable exemption from the non-free content policy?

2010-04-14 Thread Sage Ross
Greg, I agree with much of your analysis, but depart at a few points. On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 5:17 PM, Gregory Maxwell gmaxw...@gmail.com wrote: snip The only justification for including any non-free works on english wikipedia is that doing so is widely accepted to be a necessity (on EN, at

Re: [WikiEN-l] Is a book cover in a Signpost book review an acceptable exemption from the non-free content policy?

2010-04-14 Thread Neil Harris
Could this all simply be resolved by the publishers releasing a _thumbnail-sized version_ of the book cover under a Wikipedia-compatible license? -- Neil ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list,

Re: [WikiEN-l] Is a book cover in a Signpost book review an acceptable exemption from the non-free content policy?

2010-04-14 Thread Durova
Brilliant idea. :) -Durova On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 5:12 PM, Neil Harris n...@tonal.clara.co.uk wrote: Could this all simply be resolved by the publishers releasing a _thumbnail-sized version_ of the book cover under a Wikipedia-compatible license? -- Neil