Thanks for posting this Mike. I'm not clear if they're retaining copyright for the paintings - presumably if they are we couldn't just copy them into Commons?
On Jan 29, 9:29 am, Michael Peel <[email protected]> wrote: > This might be worth investigating. The BBC might put the content > online in high-resolution form, so we could just grab a copy, but it > might be simpler / quicker / better publicity if we could get them to > 'donate' a copy to Wikipedia/Wikimedia Commons. > > Mike > > Begin forwarded message: > > > > > From: James Forrester <[email protected]> > > Date: 29 January 2009 00:03:12 GMT > > To: Communications Committee <[email protected]> > > Subject: [Wmfcc-l] Tangential press: "BBC to put nation's oil > > paintings online" > > Reply-To: Communications Committee <[email protected]> > > >http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jan/28/bbc-digitalmedia > > > We're not mentioned, but (a) good news, and (b) WMUK may want to play > > in (snag a complete dump for Commons?). > > > Random thought. Sorry not very well thought-out. :-) > > > Yours, > > -- > > James D. Forrester > > [email protected] | [email protected] > > [[Wikipedia:User:Jdforrester|James F.]] > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wmfcc-l mailing list > > [email protected] > >https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wmfcc-l > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > [email protected]http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_UKhttp://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list [email protected] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_UK http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l
