[Clipart] Submission form change.

[Greg Bulmash]

If I had access to modify the form, those instructions were provided so 
long ago and have been so rarely used...  I was just going with my 
strength: text.

Here's a simple way to make them read... three boxes, make them check 
off each one for the submission to be accepted.

=========================================

You certify:

[] You own the rights to this image or can prove it is already in the 
public domain

[] It contains no logos, images, or fonts that may be under separate 
copyright or trademark protection.

[] You dedicate it permanently to the public domain: <b>This means 
anyone can use it anyway they like... forever</b>

=========================================

If you want to go shorter, just go with the link plus:

"By submitting this work, you dedicate it permanently to the public 
domain: <b>This means anyone can use it anyway they like... forever.</b>"

I know it's not necessarily as professional-sounding a wording as the 
prior set, but it gets the message across in plain English with a 
minimum of muss and fuss.

As my mom once said: "many a tech manual would be easier to read if they 
used the word 'doohickey' once in a while."

- Greg


Jon Phillips wrote:
> Greg, I think this is well. You have admin access enough to effect these
> changes, correct? The link to the guidelines is good too.
> 
> I'm concerned though that the longer the text, the less likely someone
> is to read it. comparison to youtube and others might be in order.
> 
> Let me know if help is needed.
> 
> Jon
> 
> On Thu, 2009-01-15 at 08:51 -0800, Greg Bulmash wrote:
>> I say be blatant and brutal so there's no mistaking things.
>>
>> By submitting this artwork you certify:
>>
>> 1: That you are the sole owner of any copyrights to this work or that 
>> you know with certainty this work is not copyrighted or has had its 
>> copyright expire and it is without possibility of future copyright.
>>
>> 2: That this work contains no logos, images, or fonts that may be under 
>> separate copyright or trademark protection.
>>
>> 3: That you have dedicated any and all rights you have in this work to 
>> the public domain, meaning that it may be used by anyone at any time 
>> without limitation, and that you may not revoke or modify this dedication.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thomas Hicks wrote:
>>> I was just reading the last email about people submitting clipart that 
>>> they don't want placed in the public domain, and was thinking that it 
>>> may be todo with the lack of warnings on the submission form ( 
>>> http://openclipart.org/media/submit/clipart ).
>>>
>>> What does anyone think about changing the wording at the top of the page
>>>  from: "Use this form to submit clip art."
>>>
>>> to:
>>> "Use this form to submit clip art that is your own work.
>>>
>>> By submitting you accept that the clipart will be placed in the Public 
>>> Domain, and can be used by anyone for any reason."
>>>
>>> If people don't object, or have better wording then I will make the 
>>> change in a day or two as I think it would help avoid confusion.
>>> tom
>>>
>>>
>>>
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