Noam Cohen at the New York Times has a new article on the state of photos within Wikipedia. Cohen asserts that Wikipedia has done a poor job finding photos of well-known subjects, especially celebrities. The article quotes Jerry Avenaim, a photographer, who indicates that licensing may be the problem. From the article:
“To me the problem is the Wikipedia rule of public use,” Mr. Avenaim said. “If they truly wanted to elevate the image on the site, they should allow photographers to maintain the copyright.”
Thanks to Library Stuff for the link.
whats the story about the license of wiki’s pics ? I think youve use them without quoting the source.
No, there was no second source. The article clearly states that some believe that the permissiveness of Wikipedia’s license discourages professional photographers from submitting photos. That doesn’t mean OEN, myself or anybody else believes it. Only that the photographer quoted in the article does.
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