How should Creative Commons photo attribution be handled in a printed book?
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If a printed book uses photos from Wikimedia Commons/Wikipedia that are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike, is it enough to include a single credits page that only says "Wikipedia" and lists where the images appear? Or should the book also identify the photographer and the license for each image? The images are unmodified and at least some are not public domain.
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In general, attribution type depends how and where the photos are used.
For printed material, like books: the photographer should receive proper credit for his work: his name and all image titles released under "Creative Common Attribution Share Alike 3.0".
However, it doesn't need to be on the same page. It can be by the end of the book, with the page number specified.
Source: http://creativecommons.org.au/learn/fact-sheets/attribution/
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For Creative Commons BY-SA images in a printed book, a generic credit like "Wikipedia" is generally not enough. Attribution should credit the creator and identify the work/license in a reasonable way for the medium. In books, that attribution does not have to appear on the same page as each image; it can be collected in a credits section or at the end of the book, typically tied to page numbers or image references.
So, for non-public-domain images, the safer and more proper approach is to list at least the photographer’s name and the relevant license for each photo. Simply naming Wikipedia/Wikimedia as the source without creator or license details is likely inadequate.
That said, specific legal sufficiency can depend on jurisdiction and the exact license/version, so a definitive answer is ultimately a legal one rather than a photography one. If someone plans to publish in a similar way, they should use fuller attribution rather than rely on a minimal source-only credit.
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