There are some images that are protected from
"commercial exploitation", although they are not
restricted in commercial editorial use such as
Wikipedia, newspapers, magazines and books on the
subject.
A current case are Norwegian sculptures. Norwegian
copyright law says:
ยง 24. [..]
Works of art and photographic works may also be
depicted when they are permanently located in or near
a public place or thoroughfare. However, this shall
not apply when the work is clearly the main motif and
the reproduction is exploited commercially.
If I undestand it correctly, such images are for
example protected from being: postcards , sold
separately and used in advertisement.
What is the view of the Wikimedia foundation about
such images?
/ Fred