nvidia-cuda-samples_11.4.1-1_amd64.changes REJECTED

[Thorsten Alteholz]

Hi Andreas,

On Tue, 15 Nov 2022, Andreas Beckmann wrote:

> On 15/11/2022 19.06, Thorsten Alteholz wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Andreas,
>> 
>> according to lintian you package contains pictures of Lenna:
>>   E: nvidia-cuda-samples source: license-problem-non-free-img-lenna 
>> Samples/boxFilterNPP/Lena.pgm
>>   E: nvidia-cuda-samples source: license-problem-non-free-img-lenna 
>> Samples/cannyEdgeDetectorNPP/Lena.pgm
>> 
>> Though the package is for non-free, this image may not be distributed. So 
>> please remove that file from the source tarball.
>
> According to what Lintian emits about it
> https://lintian.debian.org/tags/license-problem-non-free-img-lenna
>
> ...
> "According to Hutchison, Jamie (May-June 2001). "Culture, Communication, and 
> an Information Age Madonna" (PDF). IEEE Professional Communication Society 
> Newsletter 45 (3). (page 5 second column second paragraph), this image is 
> distributable but not free."
> ...
>
> I considered that as distributable in non-free.

Citing that article:
"When I explained everything to them, they told us that they would 
notinterfere as long as the use was for research and education,” said 
Pepper"

In another article Playboy stated that at the moment they have no interest 
to take actions against people who infringe their copyright, because they 
want to exploit the cult around that picture.

But they let their lawyers contact others before that talk mentioned above 
and might do that again later. So to be on the safe side I think it is 
better for Debian to not distribute that picture, not even in non-free.

   Thorsten