On 2/20/07, Andrew Whitworth <wknight8111(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
I agree with Garrett entirely. Even if we do continue
to allow fair use, we
should certainly put on some restrictions, especially considering the legal
issues that fair use bring. Fair use media certainly may be helpful to
textbook writers such as ourselves, but it does nothing but create
unnecessary complications among textbook printers and readers (who are the
majority of our wikibooks audience).
A fair use image should never be used when an acceptable copyleft or PD
image is available, or when an acceptable image can be created and released
under such a license.
--Andrew Whitworth
I agree entirely. While an outright ban may be too difficult, I think we
should avoid copyright images, even if they are within fair use. There
are just too many issues to bring up.
--Dragontamer