I think it's a great idea to ask around for this. Of course we can't assume that any particular photo is suitable without getting express permission. And notice that the permission can't be just to *use* the photo, but to *redistributed it under the terms of the GNU FDL*.

I have a feeling that last caveat will frighten away many otherwise cooperative people, who have never heard of such a crazy thing as free software.

Tucci wrote:

To celebrate my newfound sysop status, I had an idea. It is my impression that celebrities generally have publicity photos that are widely circulated to potential agents or whatever. Has anybody ever tried e-mailing a big talent agency with famous clients and asking for the rights to use publicity photos in articles? I'd think they'd try to find some way to come up with a public domain photo--more publicity is always a good thing.

Potly yours, Tokerboy

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