[WikiEN-l] Uploading images should be a privilige, not a right

[geni]

On 7/26/06, Anthony <wikilegal at inbox.org> wrote:
> I think this is absolutely the case.  And I also think that's why
> legal compliance issues should be left to the official agents of the
> organization to worry about.
>
> The focus of the rest of us should be on how to make the best free
> encyclopedia.  Sure, this means not including copyright violations,
> but not with the sense of urgency that some seem to be suggesting.

Copyviois disscourage people from going to the effort to create free content.

> Such a focus would also imply that images which aren't included in any
> pages, and images which are only included on user pages (for
> instance), are an even lower priority.
>

They are however easy targets. Dealing with boarderline fair use stuff
is a pain so we tend to focus on the easy stuff first in order than
limited rescources have the biggest impact.


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geni