Professional photographers worried about a contest where the main number of contestants are amateur.
Interesting :-)
Good job guys, this is a sign that we are doing well :P
2011/10/28 Yaroslav M. Blanter putevod@mccme.ru
On Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:05:31 +0100, Béria Lima berialima@gmail.com wrote:
Someone from French WLM can explain what is going on here:
http://www.upp-auteurs.fr/actualites.php?categorie=3&actualite=589
(I saw that in WMAR mailing list) _____ *Béria Lima* http://wikimedia.pt/(351) 925 171 484
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They strongly oppose WLM since WLM submission is associated with signing the free license, and they believe free licenses violate the rights of the photographer. The actual reason is most probably the fear of competition (in my opinion, completely unjustified).
Cheers Yaroslav
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