On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 7:05 AM, Peter Gervai<grin...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Ultimately the issue for professional photographers who might want to >> donate their work is copyright. 'To me the problem is the Wikipedia >> rule of public use,' says Jerry Avenaim, a celebrity photographer. 'If >> they truly wanted to elevate the image on the site, they should allow >> photographers to maintain the copyright.'" > > Apart from the clueless phrasing (which may or may not be due to the > news reporter instead of Mr. Avenaim) what he doesn't seem to > understand is that the pictures are what they are BECAUSE HE does not > want to release EVEN ONE of his photographs to make it better. > > Basically he says "I do not like the look of it but I do not offer my > work but you have to change your rules instead". And I'd basically say > "it is as bad as it is because YOU have the means but not the will to > enrichen public content", and I may have added that "calling those > people names who offer their resources, time and money to make > Wikipedia better while you don't is hypocrisy". >
Hold up! This is User:Jerry Avenaim, and he has contributed some of his low-resolution photographs, and even a higher-resolution one of Mark Marmon that is a Featured Picture on en-wiki. -Sage _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
