janisc@adelphia.net (janisc@adelphia.net) [050723 10:03]:
How do you an add an image to a celebrity page. Are pages from web magazines fine? Are they public domain pictures?
Eeek! No, almost certainly they aren't!
On the English Wikipedia, read [[Wikipedia:Copyrights]]. The section on celebrity images probably is out of date ... it implies that with-permission images are fine, but we're actually trying to get rid of those.
But basically, "Images and photographs, like written works, are subject to copyright. Someone owns them unless they have been explicitly placed in the public domain. Images on the internet need to be licensed directly from the copyright holder or someone able to license on their behalf. In some cases, fair use guidelines may allow a photograph to be used."
"Fair use" is a tricky one and is best avoided unless you think you really understand it. However, an official celebrity publicity photo would almost certainly count as fair use, and be fine *if* a properly free-content photo isn't available.
- d.