[Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia Commons question

2017-03-23 Thread Steve Bowbrick
Hi all, Very occasional post from a long-time subscriber here! I run social media for the BBC's speech and classical radio stations and for some of the BBC's classical brands (orchestras, Proms etc.). We have a constant need for images. We use the usual mixed bag of sources: commercial picture

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia Commons question

2017-03-23 Thread Charles Matthews
> > On 23 March 2017 at 15:08 Steve Bowbrick wrote: > > > Hi all, > > Very occasional post from a long-time subscriber here! > > I run social media for the BBC's speech and classical radio stations and > for some of the BBC's classical brands (orchestras, Proms etc.). > >

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Wikimedia Commons question

2017-03-23 Thread Chris Keating
Hi Steve, You certainly could have a more nuanced policy, and use more images as a result! I'd guess the reasons you might be cautious are: - Commons has a good number of files it that are in the public domain in the US, but may not be in the UK (assuming that public domain-UK is sufficient for t