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Firstly, if the images are not yours you need to check the copyright status the images. Images from [[Wikimedia commons]], the [[public domain]], or USA governmental sources have a compatible license with OLPC. Materials that that do not allow for non-educational use, do not allow for derivative work, or non-educational use are not acceptable license terms. If the material is not of an acceptable license, or you're not sure of the copyright status, use the [[Licensing petitions]] system. |
Firstly, if the images are not yours you need to check the copyright status the images. Images from [[Wikimedia commons]], the [[public domain]], or USA governmental sources have a compatible license with OLPC. Materials that that do not allow for non-educational use, do not allow for derivative work, or non-educational use are not acceptable license terms. If the material is not of an acceptable license, or you're not sure of the copyright status, use the [[Licensing petitions]] system. |
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If you are the creator of the material; [[photographer]], [[illustrator]], etc; you need to release the copyright of your material into a license that anyone can use. See: [[License]] for |
If you are the creator of the material; [[photographer]], [[illustrator]], etc; you need to release the copyright of your material into a license that anyone can use. By uploading your images to the wiki, you are implicitly licensing them with a [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 license]. See: [[License]] for further discussion on licenses. |
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Revision as of 17:18, 22 June 2008
Photo Workflow Walkthrough
The following is an explanation of how to process a set of images for inclusion in a Library bundle.
License
Firstly, if the images are not yours you need to check the copyright status the images. Images from Wikimedia commons, the public domain, or USA governmental sources have a compatible license with OLPC. Materials that that do not allow for non-educational use, do not allow for derivative work, or non-educational use are not acceptable license terms. If the material is not of an acceptable license, or you're not sure of the copyright status, use the Licensing petitions system.
If you are the creator of the material; photographer, illustrator, etc; you need to release the copyright of your material into a license that anyone can use. By uploading your images to the wiki, you are implicitly licensing them with a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 license. See: License for further discussion on licenses.