Re: Copyrights Permission

On Mon, 8 Dec 2003, Nicholas Korres wrote:

> I can use the part of the figure I have taken from Wikipedia if I
> licensing it under GNU FDL scheme.
> But, as I have mentioned above, this part (endoplasmic reticulum) has
> been incorporated in another figure in my book (cell figure) which
> consists of other parts-figures. Some of them are already copyrighted by
> other authors who kindly have authorised me to use them.
>
> It is understood from the above that I cannot license under GNU FDL
> scheme the whole ''cell'' figure because of these constraints (material
> already copyrighted).
>
> Am I legally covered if I license, under GNU FDL scheme, only that part
> of the illustration taken from wikipedia ? If yes, what is the procedure
> I have to follow?

In my, non-legal, opinion, it depends on the nature of the figure as a
whole. If it is basically a few pictures in a row, I would not consider it
problematic. If it really is one picture in which it is incorporated, it is.

Andre Engels