Gregory Maxwell wrote:
In any case, I think the worry about copyright is ignoring the real problem: WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PHOTOGRAPHERS! Even if we ignore the advantages of being able to work with the creator, when the copyright holder uploads their own content our problems are greatly reduced.
Here's an evil hack - waive the one-month requirement if we see the image has metadata showing camera as the source...
But seriously, I'm not sure we can do much to encourage photography; it's like trying to get people to write about the Sphaerosepalaceae rather than Friends episodes.
Stan