the file http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hearse-r.jpg has been added
to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearse#History there are some really
interesting image in the ones already uploaded thanks for your efforts Craig
2009/11/6 Craig Franklin cr...@halo-17.net
Hi All,
I’m pleased to
indeed, fantastic effort :) I like the way in which it's been done - i.e.
they still have control over what gets released, but then anything they
decide to release is public. Makes it a lot less scary for the GLAM.
2009/11/7 Gnangarra gnanga...@gmail.com
the file
It might just be the fact that I've not yet had my morning coffee, but under
what grounds is he claiming it's copyfraud? This is the sort of thing I
was worried about, and pedantic wikilawyering like this is in my opinion one
of the main things that make external institutions nervous about
The copyfraud argument is basically - in their view, the item is under PD
already so it is unethical for museums etc to licence it under any terms at
all as they don't own them.
However what that argument doesnt acknowledge is that the material may be PD
but the hosting and preservation of it is
On Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 10:11 AM, Craig Franklin cr...@halo-17.net wrote:
Hi Peter,
Unfortunately the physical objects that the collection is based upon (the
glass plate negatives) are in a locked cupboard somewhere in the QM
warehouse, so the possibility of getting our hands on them and
