From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@gmail.com>
Cc: Linux Documentation <linux-doc@vger.kernel.org>,
Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Subject: Re: Stock image illustration (licensing)
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2023 18:25:59 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <2023060629-monogram-nursing-e9f5@gregkh> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <e6047201-7cf1-ecc4-ca68-490142f6f40b@gmail.com>
On Tue, Jun 06, 2023 at 09:21:23PM +0700, Bagas Sanjaya wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Imagine that there is a new Linux kernel contributor, contributing
> documentation patches. As it is the habit from her company, she adds
> stock images from various sources (which may or may not be related
> to the doc), e.g. freepik or pexels [1], as illustration.
>
> However, on the source file, the image requires attribution. Yet,
> the attribution instruction doesn't mention image license (she
> attributes as "Illustration of foo by bar on pexels"), hence
> all rights reserved. Can that stock image be added to the kernel
> docs (which is licensed under GPL)?
>
> PS: none is lawyer here.
Then please consult one if you have questions about licensing issues.
Would you ask a lawyer about dental problems? :)
thanks,
greg k-h
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2023-06-06 14:21 Stock image illustration (licensing) Bagas Sanjaya
2023-06-06 14:36 ` Jonathan Corbet
2023-06-06 16:25 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman [this message]
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