The point of Wikipedia not using licensed copyright images is also far more fundamental. Wikipedia articles can be republished by anyone using the Creative Commons licence. This is part of the core concept of sharing information.
If Wikipedia was to include copyright licensed images that would go out the window. The images would only be licensed to Wikipedia, not anyone else.
Calling for Wikipedia to use licensed images demonstrates a complete misunderstanding of what it's doing.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
