[Commons-l] Getting our content out there (openstockphotography.org)

[Jastrow]

Stan Shebs wrote:
>>
>> anyone else find their photographs in a home beyond commons?
>   
> Yup, I've been asked for permission  (apparently people don't quite 
> believe the GFDL) for use in various books, although I haven't actually 
> *seen* any of these books yet...

Same thing with me with pictures taken in the Louvre and released into 
the PD. A lot of people want to know if the Louvre's authorization is 
also required. One of them works for a project called "Timeline" funded 
by the Ministry of Education in Quebec 
(http://www.recitus.qc.ca/gallery/main.php). As far as I can tell, it's 
a repository for "free" pictures aimed for school kids; pictures' 
licenses seem to be respected. There doesn't seem to be a lot of traffic 
there, though.

I also got requests for a written permission note from researchers who 
wished to use a picture to illustrate an article. Apparently a lot of 
publishers require it now.

-- 
Jastrow