[Clipart] incompatible licenced Clipart

Thomas Hicks hicks.kingtom at googlemail.com
Sat Jun 19 04:13:09 PDT 2010


On 15 June 2010 03:59, J. Alves <alvesjmp at gmail.com> wrote:
> To draw uploader's attention, maybe it would be good to have a check
> box in the upload page saying something like:
>
> "I certify that this image is Public Domain: nobody has any rights
> over the image or any of its constituent parts, and anyone can use
> this image or any part of it for any purpose desired."
>
> No upload if the box isn't checked. Maybe another choice (radio
> button) asking: "Are you the author of this clipart: yes no".
>
> Maybe that would give at least some people pause to think about it for
> a second and reconsider, in case they haven't understood yet what PD
> means.
>

I have wanted something like this for quite a long time. Personally, I
think it would remove much of the missunderstandings that we get from
people uploading incompatible clipart.
Tom



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