[WikiEN-l] Copyright question

[Jussi-Ville Heiskanen]

Carcharoth wrote:
> One more point:
>
> "The British Association of Picture Libraries and Agencies has backed
> the National Portrait Gallery's stance."
>
> We don't have an article on BAPLA, but we do have five references to
> it (article on three of their members, one of the founding members,
> and the current president). BAPLA is the UK trade association for the
> picture library industry. Wikipedia is weak on its coverage of trade
> associations, but if you want to get an idea of the range of picture
> libraries and agencies in the UK, have a look at the BAPLA website:
>
> http://www.bapla.org.uk/
>
> "With over 380 member companies, we represent the vast majority of
> commercial picture libraries and agencies in the UK."
>
> "Companies range from small specialists to multinationals,
> collectively managing in excess of 350 million images, within an
> industry estimated to be worth over £500m per year in domestic revenue
> alone."
>   

Any chance of Wikimedia UK (the chapter) applying
for a membership of BAPLA? Or would they be considered
"insufficiently commercial"?

:-P


Yours,

Jussi-Ville Heiskanen