Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Commons-l] FOP in Europe: does this include WWII monuments with art?

2013-03-02 Thread Jane Darnell
Thanks for sharing! If I browse the categories here: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Monuments_and_memorials_of_World_War_II_by_country It seems there are plenty of photos with what appears to be sculptures. I guess the risk of being slapped with a copyright violation in these cases is

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Commons-l] FOP in Europe: does this include WWII monuments with art?

2013-03-02 Thread Fae
On 2 March 2013 19:28, Andrew Gray wrote: > On 2 March 2013 12:04, Fae wrote: > >> 2. Text on a memorial may be under its own copyright even though it is >> on permanent public display, so the text itself must be demonstrably >> out of copyright. This is a separate issue from the general FOP >> p

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Commons-l] FOP in Europe: does this include WWII monuments with art?

2013-03-02 Thread Fae
Hi Jane, I am sorry to hear this has been a concern. My intuition is that this would be far less of a tangible risk to a team project than the fuss about this stuff might lead you to believe, so long as we can demonstrate sensible advice, review and precautions being taken. In the UK, FOP tends t