[Foundation-l] Celebrity pictures

[Garion96]

On 8/9/06, Garion96 <garion96 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  Regarding Jimmy Wales's comment here http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk%3APublicity_photos&diff=66922063&oldid=58823881
>  concerning fair use.
>
> To quote "In general, ordinary publicity photos of celebrities should not
> be used in Wikipedia unless they are released under a free license. We are
> powerful enough now that we can insist on this, and get it, from just about
> any celebrity, or we can get a free photo in a number of different ways.
> Using fair use in such cases discourages us from creatively looking for a
> way to enlarge the commons."
>
> Would it be a good idea if the foundation would ask for 'free' images from
> big record companies (like Sony music entertainment), actor agencies etc. I
> know any editor can do this, but it would definitely have a greater
> chance of success if it is coming from the foundation.
>
> Garion96
>

Anymore comments on this? Ixnays, supports and the like? :)

Garion