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Most of IotD is a big copyright violation. Which is one reason it's a drag.
At one point I tried contacting the wire services about buying their stuff, and they weren't interested yet, maybe they are now.
I get permissions when it seems like the right thing to do, as when there's a private person involved who may not have wanted their stuff posted all over the net.
Only one person did not give permission.
Doc Searls, in giving permission for an image I did not use, said pretty much what I thought... paraphrasing, once it's on the net, it's public domain for all practical purposes. Really good Astro pics of the Day get regularly stolen and reused in everyone's livejournal entries. WTF images are routinely shared via email with millions (Hullo xoB!) They can't keep people from trading songs and even movies, so what hope do image owners have?
It's a strange world
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