[Lexicog] copyright-free images for use in dictionary

[David Joffe]

On 16 Jun 2009 at 10:23, billposer at alum.mit.edu wrote:

> Another source of images that you can generally re-use is Wikipedia.
> Images on Wikipedia all have associated licensing information and are
> usually either public domain or with something like a Creative Commons
> license, so most of them would be reusable in a dictionary. It is not
> uncommon for them to be under licenses only allowing non-commercial
> use, so the question would arise as to whether a particular dictionary
> is a commercial use.

One must just look *very* carefully at the specific licensing terms 
of each particular image. Many people think Creative Commons is a 
single license type, but it's actually a broad license category 
encompassing many different options, and only the most liberally 
licensed images would be allowed in a typical dictionary. Some might 
require accreditation ("Attribution"). Some might disallow 
commercial use. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons 
for more info. Saying you can "generally re-use" Wikipedia images 
somewhat gives the wrong impression.

>From the perspective of these licenses, if it's on the shelves in a 
bookstore or online store, it's commercial. If you charge people 
money for copies of it (even if you don't technically make a 
profit), it's probably commercial. Possible grey area might be 
publishing it online with ads - actually no, that would likely also 
be commercial use.

 - David

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