[Commons-l] Musing with professional photographers: further lessons learned

[geni]

On 23/01/2008, Rama Rama <ramaneko at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > Hence, with a very little concession to the standard to which
> > > professional photographers are accustomed,
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> > Accustomed to what appears to be a non standard practice?
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> Yes, who in the world would do that, apart the BBC,

BBC credits AP and getty

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/7204570.stm

> CNN,

Nope mostly credit Getty and AP

> the Times

nope
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/arsenal/article3238170.ece

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> Washington Post,

At last one that actually does so.

>and bleeding everybody ?

How many counter examples do I have to provide



> > The problem is that we are making the project in the real world and
> > thus have to understand that by allowing instance on Mr doe we also
> > end up having to allow mr wetriffs.com.
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> We don't *have* to do anything.

You start offering caption guarantees and we will

>And how would that be a problem ?

Generally it is not considered a good idea to advertise porn sites in
your image captions. "Prussian Blue courtesy of  all Jews should hang
inc" isn't even going to be legal in quite a number of countries.


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geni