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Gulf Stream: the originating site doesn't even make a claim as to restriction, much less a license.
This was tagged in a hurry with PD-butclaim before PD-butrequest was made. They request to be cited, see http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Image_...
Joe Louis: The site specifically states that what restrictions there were went away in 1986.
This was tagged in a hurry with PD-butclaim before PD-butrequest was made. They request to be cited, and also the donor has expressed several other concerns, see http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Image_...
The Kiss of Justice and Peace: This one is tagged simply because the site says "Images Copyright © the artist, their estate, and/or the Cleveland Museum of Art." That's not a license or a contract.
Yep. Probably would not fly. But we report that info rather than hide it to inform the reuser. Note CZ is using it as PD!
TV Ad: This site merely asks that you cite them a particular way. This is not a contract or license.
Tagged with PD-butclaim before PD-butrequest. Note these tags are highly generic. You have to click the link in it to see the nature of what its about.
Arctic Sea: The summary here actually states that there is "no restriction on use for reproduction or publication"
This was simply tagged wrongly by the uploader. Thanks.
Seminoles Massacring Whites: This site likewise merely has a copyright statement from the web site owner - that is not a contract or a license.
Again, the tags are generic - you have to click to see what they are about. The claim in this case is likely dubious, but we let the reuser decide rather than deciding for them. Meanwhile, you will note CZ decided to use it as PD!
The notices there are at best misleading, and at worst could chill contributions of freely available images.
On the contrary, what it does is honor reusers by reporting to them, rather than omitting, what the providers say about what they have provided - reusers can make up their own minds and don't need CZ making it up for them. Perhaps more importantly, what it does is honor providers by reporting what they say about what they have made available to you--material you would not even be uploading apart from their provision of it to you. In the end this means a much more reliable image commons develops - one that people can more solidly trust and reuse material from.
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