[WikiEN-l] Uploading images should be a privilige, not a right

[Stan Shebs]

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