[Clipart] Submission form change.

[Jon Phillips]

Greg, and anyone else, we need to empower you to do this. If you'd like
access to the subversion repository to make these changes, please send
me your htpasswd key:

http://home.flash.net/cgi-bin/pw.pl

Then, I will detail a howto on updating this file and sending in patch
or the whole file so we can update. Good?

Jon

On Thu, 2009-01-15 at 21:08 -0800, Greg Bulmash wrote:
> 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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> >>> clipart at lists.freedesktop.org
> >>> http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/clipart
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> >> http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/clipart
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