[WikiEN-l] Non-commercial only and By Permission Only Images to be deleted

Fri May 20 03:26:40 UTC 2005

On 5/18/05, Jimmy Wales <jwales at wikia.com> wrote:
> All images which are for non-commercial only use and by permission only
> are not acceptable for Wikipedia and _will be deleted_.  We have
> tolerated them for some time, but only as an interim measure during the
> time when images which were previously not properly tagged could be tagged.

What about images from STOCK.XCHNG?   It's normal for the image
authors on the site to label their images as "There are no usage
restrictions for this photo." but the cite pretty clearly states that
all downloaded images are subject to a list of rules, including:
"# Selling and redistribution of these photos (individually, or as a
whole) without written permission is prohibited. Using the photos in
website templates, on postcards, mugs etc. doesn't count as selling or
redistribution, however you are not allowed to build a gallery using
the photos you downloaded from here.
# You are not allowed to use any of the images found herein for the
purpose of spreading hate or discrimination, or to defame or victimise
other people, sociteties, cultures.
# You are not allowed to use these images to promote adult oriented
and dating services. The same goes for drug retailers!"

If we're trying to harmonize the media in wikipedia under GFDL
compatible licensing, then these may need to go, or at least have
permission cleared with their authors.