[Clipart] Definition of Clip Art at Wikipedia

[Jon Phillips]

Jonadab the Unsightly One wrote:
> Jon Phillips <jon at rejon.org> writes:
> 
> [At Wikipedia]
> 
>>It is defined there as PUBLIC DOMAIN images.
>>
>>I think however that dictionary.com is closer with their definition:
>>
>>http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=clip%20art
> 
> 
> That says the same thing, albeit in less technical terms.  It says,
> "that can be electronically copied and used to decorate a document."
> 
> The dictionary isn't trying to explain every nuance or implication of
> the word; it's just giving you a basic meaning for the word.  If you
> look up "squirrel" at dictionary.com, it doesn't tell you how large
> squirrels are, how they make their nests, or that their teeth grow
> continually and have to be sharpened by chewing on various edible and
> inedible objects.  It just gives a basic definition of the word.
> 

I guess than kind of by default, clip art is public domain. Right, I became 
interested in this because of updating the FAQ.

Jon

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