The problem is that we are (in most cases) super cautious anyway - 99% of the cases where we delete an old image it is functionally an orphan work and we will never, ever, be challenged over using it or declaring it PD. But we still delete it.
Likewise, we have lengthy debates about the validity of freedom of panorama in countries where it is quite possible no lawyer has ever considered the issue, much less a legislator or a court. The community cares, a lot, about getting this right. It perhaps cares too much, but that's another discussion! I think if we're going to have a blanket declaration that x-rays are exempt (probably in the US only) we'd need some solid, clear, reasoning and a clear indication there's no previous legal activity around this, or that previous legal activity is on our side - in other words, something like our policy statement on reproductions of 2D images. If we don't have this sort of foundation, it'll seem capricious and opportunistic. The link Luis sent is a start, but it does suggest a lot of work would be needed and we might not get a clear answer in any case... A. On 17 September 2013 13:06, James Heilman <[email protected]> wrote: > My concern is that if we are going to be both super cautious and assume > that X-rays are copyrightable than we will need to get permission from all > 9 potential copyright holders (ordering physician, patient, radiologist, > hospital, government, X-ray tech, machine manufacturer, software > programmer and the Queen of English in my jurisdiction, shareholders of > hospitals in other jurisdictions). This will eliminate all radiological > images from Wikipedia. Last time I wrote the Queen asking her to release > content under a CC BY SA license she didn't respond. If the Wikimedia > movement takes this stance I will go elsewhere. > > -- > James Heilman > MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian > > The Wikipedia Open Textbook of Medicine > www.opentextbookofmedicine.com > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> -- - Andrew Gray [email protected] _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
