[WikiEN-l] State seals and fair use

[Gary Kirk]

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If you say they are available, I assume you have found them, thus if
they are free...upload them and replace the fair use images.

On 8/19/07, daniwo59 at aol.com <daniwo59 at aol.com> wrote:
> There is a lot of talk about getting free alternatives to restricted Fair
> Use images, and how this is actually a priority of the Wikimedia Foundation.
>
> That said, I want to point out one specific area where the Foundation is
> failing. The United States consists of 50 states, each of which has a state
> seal, but to date, only twenty of the state seal images are free, i.e., 60
> percent are fair use images, when a free alternative should be easily
> available.  In
> fact, what possible justification is there for using a fair use  image?
>
> Free State Seal images are available for:
>
> Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida Hawaii, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa,
> Kentucky, Maine Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey,
> New  York,
> North Carolina, Oregon, Virginia, Washington State.
>
> Fair use State Seal images are used for:
>
> Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho,
> Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New
> Hampshire,
> New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,  South
> Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia,
> Wisconsin, Wyoming.
>
> As you can see, there is no why or wherefore to these lists. I hope that
> rectifying this becomes a priority.
>
> Danny
>
>
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-- 
Gary Kirk