[Clipart] Odd upload. Need advice, Susan Boyle fansite CD cover.

Tobias Jakobs tobias.jakobs at googlemail.com
Sun May 31 03:00:02 PDT 2009


I would not like to have them in, because:
1. they are not SVGs
2. it is not clipart
3. next we will see adds as cliparts
4. I'm not sure if they have read the license

On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 08:09, chovynz <chovynz at gmail.com> wrote:
> http://openclipart.org/media/files/e2514vluo9376/13412
> http://openclipart.org/media/files/e2514vluo9376/13411
> Uploaded by:
> http://openclipart.org/media/people/e2514vluo9376
>
> If the person uploads the svg, are these acceptable? I suspect they are
> using these for hosting...or that the uploader doesn't understand what this
> website is for.
>
> My inclination is to remove it, as Susan Boyle has signed (or may be
> signing) a contract with Sony Music, and it is likely these "CD-DVD covers"
> will be using music that they do not have licence to do so. I don't want
> OCAL to start becoming a facilitator for pirated music CD fan covers.
>
> Or
>
> We could ask them to upload the svg, and leave it at that.
>
> The other question that comes out of this: Can CD/DVD covers be classified
> as Public Domain?
> What are your thoughts on this upload, and the last question?
> --
> Cheers
> Chovynz
>
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