On 23 October 2010 11:07, Michael Peel <email(a)mikepeel.net> wrote:
Basically, they only have a problem with people that
take commercial photographs from their property. Which is an interesting question: taking
photographs for Wikipedia means that they are available for commercial use, so should we
be asking uploaders to make sure they have permission to release their photographs
commercially?
I believe asking nicely is considered the right thing to do. Another
example is the V&A, who have a similar house rule but have been
amenable to Wikimedia exposure in the past.
Of course, if someone does take a picture without permission, they
still own the copyright and English Heritage or whoever would then
have to consider suing them. But house rules do not change copyright
law.
- d.