[theme-reviewers] place holder images

[Justin Tadlock]

I'd love to see something WP related where we could all get decent 
quality images, audio, and video samples to use in our demos and themes.

On 10/9/2013 9:02 AM, Christine Rondeau wrote:
> Wouldn't it be great if we had a pool of images on wordpress.org 
> <http://wordpress.org> that we could use in our themes?
>
> I take pictures all the time and would more than happy for anyone to 
> use. Perhaps such a site exist already? I don't think do though...
>
> It wouldn't need to be complicated, maybe something that would look 
> like http://simpledesktops.com
>
> I guess the only issue would be to get someone to curate the images 
> and then the time to build it... I think I've talked myself out if the 
> idea already. :)
>
> On Wednesday, October 9, 2013, Chip Bennett wrote:
>
>     I would assert that the "terms" are invalid, void, and legally
>     unenforceable <http://pixabay.com/en/service/terms/>. The images
>     are public domain. Pixaby does not hold copyright on the images,
>     and therefore has no legal authority to restrict usage.
>
>     Whether you choose to challenge those terms or not is up to you,
>     but the images themselves are public domain (CC0), and as such
>     would be acceptable for use in Themes.
>
>
>     On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 9:49 AM, myazalea <myazalea at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>         No you would be violating the users agreement
>
>
>         Skickat från min Samsung Mobil
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>         -------- Originalmeddelande --------
>         Från: Srikanth Koneru <tskk79 at gmail.com>
>         Datum: 09-10-2013 15:41 (GMT+01:00)
>         Till: "Discussion list for WordPress theme reviewers."
>         <theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org>
>         Rubrik: Re: [theme-reviewers] place holder images
>
>
>         Individual images are mostly cc0, so we can use them.
>
>
>         On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 7:10 PM, myazalea
>         <myazalea at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>             Again pixabay has a users agreement that limits its use.
>             Aka they cant be used on pornographic websites etc. This
>             is not gpl compatible.
>
>
>             Skickat från min Samsung Mobil
>
>
>
>             -------- Originalmeddelande --------
>             Från: Greg Priday <greg at siteorigin.com>
>             Datum: 09-10-2013 15:31 (GMT+01:00)
>             Till: "Discussion list for WordPress theme reviewers."
>             <theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org>
>             Rubrik: Re: [theme-reviewers] place holder images
>
>
>             It might not be exactly what you're after, but a few
>             months back Emil recommended Pixabay. This is what I use
>             for all placeholder images in my themes. All the images
>             are public domain.
>
>             http://pixabay.com/
>
>
>             On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 2:14 PM, Chip Bennett
>             <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:
>
>                 No, for two reasons:
>
>                 1) CC-By-SA is not GPL-compatible
>                 2) Themes must be self-contained. Hotlinking images is
>                 not allowed.
>
>
>                 On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 3:46 AM, priyanshu mittal
>                 <priyanshu.mittal at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>                     Hi can i use http://lorempixel.com/ images as
>                     place holder images fro wordpress theme
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