On Sun, Jan 01, 2006 at 04:17:23PM -0600, Nyenyec N wrote:
Would adopting ads on Wikipedia.org change the situation around image licensing? I'm mostly thinking of non-commercial only images, but I'd also like to know whether it would weaken our fair use arguments.
If you run ads, you're engaging in commerce, even if you're a nonprofit.
So yes, running ads and carrying "non-commercial only" content would be a copyright violation. I suspect that it would even be the sort that could invoke statutory damages.