London's National Portrait Gallery To Pursue Wikipedia; BAPLA Supports Litigation; Wikipedia Denies Wrongdoing

Posted on 7/20/2009 by Julia Dudnik Stern | Printable Version | Comments (1)

Last week, the British Association of Picture Libraries and Agencies alerted its members that it is supporting the National Portrait Gallery in its intent to pursue legal action against Wikipedia. Following the download of 3,000 high-resolution images from the its Web site and their subsequent appearance on Wikimedia Commons, the Gallery has attempted to discuss the issue with the online encyclopedia and, in the absence of a response, issued a lawyer's letter to a Wikipedia administrator. Wikipedia is saying the Gallery does not have a case, as the public has the right to access public-domain content.

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