OT?: GNU Public License for files

[Bruno Wolff III]

On Wed, Jan 09, 2013 at 09:16:23 -0600,
   Ranjan Maitra <maitra.mbox.ignored at inbox.com> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Slightly OT, but perhaps not totally unrelated, how does one release
>some pictures (jpg files) for the GNU Public License v3? I went to
>wikimedia and noticed that there is no slot for this, only Creative
>Commons. On the other hand, there are JPGs there that are released
>under the GPL, so I was wondering about how to go about that.
>
>As an aside, is the GPL the better license for pictures and images, or
>is the CC license better?

Note that there are many CC licenses, some of which aren't free. You should 
pick one that matches your needs.