[Clipart] Nazi flag

[Christopher Ellison]

This raise an interesting issue, and I am wondering what actions openclipart 
would take.

The policy is here:
http://openclipart.org/guidelines.php?PHPSESSID=e61ac630cb2176df759972d1c2855c26

Suppose someone wanted to submit pornographic anime clipart.

Is it censored?

What about svg child pornography...perhaps drawings that were traced from a 
real photograph using Inkscape's "Trace Bitmap" tool.  What about slanderous 
material? Is there a limit to how violent the clipart can become?  I won't 
even pretend to know the answers to these questions.  Defining a line is 
near impossible....there are shades of gray....but certainly, one can 
distinguish between opposite sides of the spectrum as well.

It seems like there are some issues here that should be adressed...has a 
lawyer been consulted (or does anyone know a lawyer who could give advice 
and consent).

"Open Clip Art Library accepts all submissions. We do not censor the content 
of the submissions, but rather allow for keywords to be embedded inside the 
images so that others might filter based on their situation. As a corollary, 
the Library will not reject images that are legal in most countries just 
because they are illegal in a minority of countries."

Is this statement consistent with how would openclipart would actually act?  
I would hope that child pornography, for example, would NOT be an acceptable 
submission.  As from moral issues, I think openclipart could be in some 
steam with the law as well.

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Subject: [Clipart] Nazi flag
Date: Wed,  3 Aug 2005 19:33:24 -0700 (PDT)

Name: wos
E-mail: scheuing at realss.com


With search keyword "Germany" appears a nazi flag. Please remove this
flag.

Nobody needs such a flag. It is a sign for a cruel regime. Why do you
offer this flag???

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