Jimmy (Jimbo) Wales wrote:
For example, I think it is a good thing that the
German
wikipedia is quite strict against fair use, because most re-users of
that work will be trying to distribute it in Germany, and relying on
the more liberal provisions of fair use/fair dealing that en.wikipedia
relies on would be unwise.
Is that really a good reason for this difference? You could make the
same argument for removing fair-use from en: as well, because there are
many English-speaking countries that have laws as restrictive as.(or
more restrictive than) Germany's.
-Mark