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License tagging for Image:Xkcd string theory.png

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XKCD

Thanks for adding the xkcd image. Unfortunately the Cc-by-nc licence is not compatible with the GFDL licence used on wikipedia. Authors who licence their works as Cc-by-nc implicitly or explicitly state that they do not want to have their content posted on wikipedia.

Hmm, while it might be possible to convince the author to relicence under Cc-by-sa, it may well be argued that the image does not belong in an encyclopedic article, unfortunately.

I am a great fan of XKCD of course. But typically we can't use their images, I'm afraid.

--Kim Bruning 11:56, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

I just deleted the image, as I'm afraid Kim is right. We simply can't use unfree images without a fair use rationale, which would not apply for the use of that image in the string theory article. I understand that the author gives permission, and I remember well the confusion I felt the first time I asked permission to use an image on Wikipedia, received it, and then realized that it still couldn't be used. See Wikipedia:Image licenses for more information, and don't hesitate to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions. -- SCZenz 12:07, 26 January 2007 (UTC)