[Foundation-l] PD-art and official "position of the WMF"

[Matthew Flaschen]

Thomas Dalton wrote:
>> Back in 2004, Jimmy Wales has stated:
>>
>> *I officially pronounce that as of June 30, 2004, content which we are
>> using _solely_ by virtue of non-free licenses should be removed from
>> Wikipedia.*[1]
>>
>> In 2007, a resolution regarding it has announced:
>> http://wikimediafoundation.org/w/index.php?title=Resolution:Licensing_policy&action=history
> 
> Well, that didn't happen and there is no consensus for it. The fact
> that the board passed a resolution regarding the use of non-free
> content shows that that pronouncement is outdated.

He said _solely_ by virtue of non-free licenses (like
Template:Permission or Template:Noncommercial).  Fair use was still
meant to be allowed.

Matt Flaschen