Re: [Wikimediach-l] Copyright of the swiss administration

2006-04-02 Thread Frederic Schutz
dake wrote: >> Here is a similar example. By law, all bank notes are in the public >> domain in Switzerland, so one is allowed to make copies of them. >> However, it does not mean that one is allowed to copy them in order to >> make counterfeit money ! > > What about the "specimen" text above the

Re: [Wikimediach-l] Copyright of the swiss administration

2006-04-02 Thread dake
Damn interesting thread :) (even if IANAL) > Here is a similar example. By law, all bank notes are in the public > domain in Switzerland, so one is allowed to make copies of them. > However, it does not mean that one is allowed to copy them in order to > make counterfeit money ! What about the "s

Re: [Wikimediach-l] Copyright of the swiss administration

2006-04-02 Thread Frederic Schutz
dake wrote: > The question about armoiries raised up in the "bistro", section > "poulpisme" > (http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Le_Bistro/31_mars_2006) > I actually gave references to 232.21 > > On Commons, these pictures are marked as "CC-BY-SA-2.0". I am wondering > if this license c

Re: [Wikimediach-l] Copyright of the swiss administration

2006-04-02 Thread dake
> I have tons of references about the Swiss law. Creating an article on > this topic in en: is on my todo list. Give me a reference of the > relevant page on fr: (and maybe some precise questions) and I'll try > to add pointers to what I know as well. The question about armoiries raised up in t

Re: [Wikimediach-l] Copyright of the swiss administration

2006-03-31 Thread Frederic Schutz
On 3/31/06, dake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Obligatory disclaimer first: IANAL, but I have done a bit of research on this topic. > You are right about the laws and the protocols. I add there is something > interesting about swiss law compared to french/belgian law concerning > the buildings as it

Re: [Wikimediach-l] Copyright of the swiss administration

2006-03-31 Thread Frederic Schutz
On 3/31/06, dake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I had sent a few months ago a mail to admin.ch to know what was the > exact license of the official goverment material (pictures and texts). > Unfortunately, I didn't get an answer hence this post. For example, > the picture on this page (we all love t

Re: [Wikimediach-l] Copyright of the swiss administration

2006-03-31 Thread dake
Thanks for your answer. I had actually sent the mail to the webmaster. I will drop a mail to J. Glauser. You are right about the laws and the protocols. I add there is something interesting about swiss law compared to french/belgian law concerning the buildings as it seems (my non-professional

Re: [Wikimediach-l] Copyright of the swiss administration

2006-03-31 Thread Michael Bimmler
Hello. What I've figured out so far is, that laws, protocols of decisions and decrees are not protected. However I completely failed to figure out how the situation is for text and images provided on admin.ch, they don't even provide a copyright-section. Can I ask you where you sent your mail to? Y