Greg M. Johnson wrote:
> "Christoph Hormann" <chr### [at] gmxde> wrote in message
> news:c9785h$5dj$1@chho.imagico.de...
> files forum.
> 
>>I assume you have not obtained permission from the authors of these
>>images since i was not asked concerning the one image from me you have
>>displayed there either.  This is not correct unless the images have been
>>explicitly designated as 'free to use'.
>>
>>In case of my image i don't mind - it's just a sample scene for the
>>waves include file.  But mentioning where it was obtained from would be
>>a good idea.
>>
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> How should anyone know any of this?  As I've suggested several times before,
> we ought to have a blanket policy statement that Creative Commons license
> option xyz applies to all scene files shipped with Povray,  CC license abc
> is understood to be in effect for all things published to p.b.i.,   etc.
> 
> http://creativecommons.org/license/
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> 

to me at least, it seems a simple matter of courtesy to ask permission 
to use an image.

also as is displayed in quite a lot of places, its a private newsgroup

private implies its not yours, so ask. seems simple enough

stephen

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