[Commons-l] Nice one from Durova

[bawolff]

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> Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 15:27:53 +0100
> From: "David Gerard" <dgerard at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Commons-l] Nice one from Durova
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> On 11/09/2007, Ayelie <ayelie.at.large at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 9/11/07, David Gerard <dgerard at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > http://searchengineland.com/070911-083723.php
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> > I see this possibly leading to slews of watermarked images stamped with
> > website addresses.
> > :(
>
>
> So? They're Crappy and will end up being Replaced. Or the watermark removed.
>
> I'm currently working out a useful way to reliably get entertainment
> industry promo photos Free, as in what would make them flock to us. A
> few really crappy examples would be a start.
>
> (e.g. "You don't get to have a good photo under your control. You get
> a crappy photo that's under a suitable license, or you give us a good
> photo under a suitable license. The latter is probably a lot more to
> your liking and that of your artists.")
>
> The hardest part is working out where to put it that it would actually
> get read by the target audience. Ideas?
>
>
> - d.
>
>
>
If you're looking for example of crappy images of people, try Belinda
Stronach, the only image we have of her alone is
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Belinda_Stronach_at_Leadership_convention_2006.jpg
which is so horrible, it was removed from the wikipedia page (I think)

-bawolff