[Commons-l] Template:Non-free_album_cover on en.wikipedia

[David Gerard]

On 06/11/2007, Joichi Ito <jito at neoteny.com> wrote:

> OK, so to be sightly more specific... this happened on en.wikipedia
> so maybe this isn't the right place to discuss, but...
> I used this template for my FU rationale:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Non-free_album_cover
> And got this message:
> Disputed fair use rationale for Image:SummerCDJI.jpg
> Thanks for uploading Image:SummerCDJI.jpg. However, there is a
> concern that the rationale you have provided for using this image
> under "fair use" may be invalid. Please read the instructions at
> Wikipedia:Non-free content carefully, then go to the image
> description page and clarify why you think the image qualifies for
> fair use. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale
> guideline is an easy way to ensure that your image is in compliance
> with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the
> template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.
> If it is determined that the image does not qualify under fair use,
> it will be deleted within a couple of days according to our criteria
> for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the
> media copyright questions page. Thank you.BetacommandBot 15:17, 24
> October 2007 (UTC)
> And then this deletion:
> 21:09, 1 November 2007 Maxim (Talk | contribs) deleted
> "Image:SummerCDJI.jpg" (Deleted because "CSD I7 - Invalid fair use
> rationale". using TW)


Fair use is a vexed issue on en:wp.

There's a Metric Arsehold of angst compressed into that short sentence ...


- d.