Wikipedia prefers not to rely on fair use for things like that, and I think in this case "fair use" photos would probably just not be used at all. (I know that in cases like album covers, where no alternative is possible, fair use is allowed.)
Further, I think it's important to get in the practice of contacting organizations like this and asking if they can release the photos. One on hand, the worst you can get is no, and even that rain cloud has the silver lining of increased visibility for free licenses. If, for example, it's too much trouble for them to release photos they already have under a free license, they can explore the option for subsequent photos. On the other hand, though, many organizations are more than willing to "free" photos and other media, and just haven't been made aware of the tools and the need. Parker On Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 4:22 PM, Ringo Kamens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > FreeCulture.org - Students for Free Culture wrote: > > Writes Frank Tobia on our blog: > > > > Turning our attention now from the problems [HR 4137][1] raises for > > college students at home, we see that our government is making life more > > difficult for developing nations as well. There's been some talk lately > > on the FC discussion list that we should broaden our focus on freedom to > > include issues relevant to developing nations. This is my first attempt > > to broach the issue. > > > > The Doha Development Round of trade negotiations originated to directly > > address issues of trade impeding the world's poorest nations. These > > include intellectual property issues like access to patented medicine, > > as well as other issues, like agricultural subsidies. Just last week, > > talks at the Doha Round collapsed, leaving me to wonder how long it will > > be until the United States starts doing what's right with regard to > > these critical issues. > > > > I rediscovered Doha by hanging around on [Wikipedia][2]: a few weeks ago > > I noticed a bunch of work happening on the [Doha Round article][3]. I'm > > a sucker for participatory culture after all. But check out the article. > > See anything missing? I see a [dearth of images][4] that would be nice > > if we rectified (the one image on there today was added just yesterday). > > And look, the WTO is kind enough to make a [photo gallery][5] publicly > > available. It would be so great if we could include those pictures on > > Wikipedia. > > > > So, Free Culturites, I have a call to action: > > > > Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] and ask if they would be so kind as to > > release some or all of their photos under a free copyright license > > (something like [CC-BY][7] would be fantastic). After all, it's not like > > the WTO exists to make money off of its photo gallery somehow. Myself > > and a fellow editor are waiting to hear back from them, and I figure > > some support couldn't hurt. > > > > Oh, and if you feel like it, jump in and help improve the article. Long > > live participatory culture! > > > > [1]: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h110-4137 > > > > [2]: http://en.wikipedia.org/ > > > > [3]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doha_Development_Round > > > > [4]: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Doha_Development_Round > > &oldid=229476744 > > > > [5]: > > http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dda_e/meet08_photo_gallery_e.htm > > > > [6]: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > [7]: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ > > > > URL: > http://freeculture.org/blog/2008/08/02/freedom-fairness-and-the-doha-round/ > > _______________________________________________ > > Discuss mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > Well, if you're referencing the images in a news piece (like wikipedia) > then it would be covered under fair use. > CRK > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFIlOw1mBTzXUpNYqQRAgSqAJ9JYu+mYIHymzx/zMh8BDM86ZhUwgCgjpcH > nKDZc/HwRZi/sOwm699q8zI= > =eNp/ > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss >
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