On 9/11/07, Todd Allen <toddmallen(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
The Germans seem to have solved that question
quite well. We took a page
out of their book on userboxes, maybe we should take the flipside on
nonfree content too. The way you remain free is to steer clear of
Losing CD and book covers is a big price to pay. We could certainly
tighten up our fair use rules even more, defining the exact
circumstances you can use a nonfree image:
* One CD cover for the article on the CD.
* One book cover for the article on the book.
* One image of a piece of artwork in the article on that artwork,
and/or the creator of it, as long as there is text discussing it.
etc.
Steve
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That's about as far from "minimal use" as you get, allowing
blanket
exceptions based on classes. If we're going to tighten the rules, let's
have nonfree images only when significant, sourced commentary exists on
the image itself. Remember the old saying you can't judge a book by its
cover...