Carcharoth wrote: > One more point: > > "The British Association of Picture Libraries and Agencies has backed > the National Portrait Gallery's stance." > > We don't have an article on BAPLA, but we do have five references to > it (article on three of their members, one of the founding members, > and the current president). BAPLA is the UK trade association for the > picture library industry. Wikipedia is weak on its coverage of trade > associations, but if you want to get an idea of the range of picture > libraries and agencies in the UK, have a look at the BAPLA website: > > http://www.bapla.org.uk/ > > "With over 380 member companies, we represent the vast majority of > commercial picture libraries and agencies in the UK." > > "Companies range from small specialists to multinationals, > collectively managing in excess of 350 million images, within an > industry estimated to be worth over £500m per year in domestic revenue > alone." >
Any chance of Wikimedia UK (the chapter) applying for a membership of BAPLA? Or would they be considered "insufficiently commercial"? :-P Yours, Jussi-Ville Heiskanen _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
