On 23 October 2010 11:07, Michael Peel <[email protected]> wrote:

> Basically, they only have a problem with people that take commercial 
> photographs from their property. Which is an interesting question: taking 
> photographs for Wikipedia means that they are available for commercial use, 
> so should we be asking uploaders to make sure they have permission to release 
> their photographs commercially?


I believe asking nicely is considered the right thing to do. Another
example is the V&A, who have a similar house rule but have been
amenable to Wikimedia exposure in the past.

Of course, if someone does take a picture without permission, they
still own the copyright and English Heritage or whoever would then
have to consider suing them. But house rules do not change copyright
law.


- d.

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