On 11/07/2009, private musings <[email protected]> wrote: > This is rather important + serious stuff which relates to the 'GLAM' sector > - hopefully we'll be leading the way in ensuring good communication may help > resolve problems like this; > (basically a Commons user has received a legal letter relating to uploads of > photographs of gallery items) > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Dcoetzee/NPG_legal_threat,
It doesn't help that the NPG's actions (a UK org threatening a US citizen with legal action over actions that are unambiguously not a copyright violation of any sort in US law) are, how do I put this, FRANKLY INSANE. I made a quick summary blog post: http://davidgerard.co.uk/notes/2009/07/11/sue-and-be-damned/ Note that another notable UK museum, the V&A, took the opposite tack: open their collections, spread their name and pictures of their exhibits, reap the publicity. (The V&A is fantastic, and no photo can substitute for seeing the stuff in real life.) So the thing is really: how to convince museums and galleries to open up, use us for free publicity and spreading their good name ... and not act batshit insane like the NPG appears to be. - d. _______________________________________________ Wikimediaau-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaau-l
