On 6/25/05, DF dragons_flight@yahoo.com wrote:
So what now?
Either we need to accept that such a list, though potentially useful, is too much of a copyright concern to keep around.
OR
We could just realize that we are removing the list already... A couple of entries at a time. :)
This isn't in the main namespace so it's not directly a part of our encyclopedia and it is not permanent since we are already removing it.
I am in favor of strict copyvio rules on the content in our articles, our work needs to be unquestionably free and it's not acceptable to taint our work with 'maybe' material. I'd always favor removing the questionable since we have the resources to recreate almost anything...
However, I do not believe it is as important to be as aggressive with meta content. A violation outside of the main namespace, in our work groups, and on our talk pages would need to be fixed if we found one, but since the production of that material is not our primary concern we have little to worry about taint from potentially illegally used material. If we discover that something in one of those namespaces is clearly infringing, of course we should remove it but there usually isn't as much need to be aggressive in removing potentially violating material.
So, I think that we can answer this question without a strong determination as to the copyvio status of the page... We should not take action because the problem is solving itself.