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German Gov't Donates 100,000 Images To Wikipedia

Posted by Soulskill on from the only-80000-are-of-beer-and-sausages dept.

Raul654 writes "The German Federal Archive has agreed to donate 100,000 images to Wikipedia under the German version of the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike License. These pictures cover a period from 1860 to present. This is the largest picture donation ever to Wikipedia, and possibly the largest in the history of the free culture movement." Apparently, this is part of a project which will eventually make 11 million photos available for public use.

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  1. Re:sometimes translation to German, too! by spazdor · · Score: 2, Funny

    I know when I read a modern encyclopedia, I expect to see captions like A Rumanian Jew and his family, 1938, pictured mid-scheme. In the glistening of his eyes is discernible a vile contempt for the purity and virtue of the German nation.

    Y'know, they gotta keep it authentic.

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