On 12/5/06, Steve Bennett <stevagewp(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 12/6/06, Thomas Dalton
<thomas.dalton(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Wikipedia wants the option to use the
encyclopaedia for commercial
purposes at some point in the future (for example, selling a printed
version, perhaps). By refusing images with non-commercial licenses, we
leave our options open.
Why do we have fair use images then?
Steve
For depicting subjects where the creation of a free image would be
impossible or very unlikely. A non-commercial image would be
acceptable for these subjects as well, but should have a fair use
rationale explaining why it meets Wikipedia's criteria for using
unfree images (i.e. why a free image is not a viable alternative).
--
Robth
(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Robth)