Nor do I, but the problem seems to have been caused by the Government’s error. It would have been great if Thomas had given it away for the common good, but that has to be his choice.
Just checking: are we sure Thomas is protecting his copyright in order to profit from it, or solely to retain some control over usage?
I’m a (very amateur) photographer who has occasionally been approached about republishing of my copyrighted images (sorry, Boingers; I’m not a Creative Commons fan). I’ve freely given permission (licence) for government agencies, academics and a couple of small/local businesses to use them, simply in exchange for a credit; in those instances, I’ve neither sought nor made any commercial arrangement whatsoever. Conversely, I’ve declined to allow environmental activists to use my images, as I oppose their tactics.
