On 11/15/06, Gregory Maxwell gmaxwell@gmail.com wrote:
On 11/15/06, George Herbert george.herbert@gmail.com wrote:
Is there somewhere in the wiki where discussions about Fair Use images' appropriateness can go? I'm having a dispute with someone over fair use of a manufacturers' web PR photo of a relatively rare aircraft, and I don't know how to get more wikipedia-copyright-expert people's review of the question.
Better than discussion is closure: Since it's a "web PR photo" I assume the manufacturer is still in business. Contact them and ask them to release the image under a free license. Success rate for this isn't fantastic, but a quick email (we have boilerplates) costs you nothing, and if they agree (make sure their reply copies the permissions queue) the argument is closed.
I'm a couple of steps ahead of you on that, but they haven't responded to the email in a week. II'm going to call their PR/Media Relations department and ask about it when I get a chance.