On Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 7:07 PM, Parker Higgins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> 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.) > Good call Parker, that's a point I didn't mention. Wikipedia's policy on images and fair use is basically "if it is at all conceivable that a free image of this subject could exist, then fair use images are not allowed". So articles about living persons always need free-licensed images (no fair use), whereas album covers, book covers, movie posters, etc. can't possibly have a free alternative, and so fair use is the only option. -Frank
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