On 5/20/06, jkelly@fas.harvard.edu jkelly@fas.harvard.edu wrote:
Maru,
So de: is off-mission? Someone should probably let the foundation know that de: is doing such a poor job.
Jkelly
Quoting maru dubshinki marudubshinki@gmail.com:
fair use is inevitably part of our mission. There are entire sectors of articles where fair use is necessary, as the copyright holders will definitely not release the images under a decent license,
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How do we know? Have we asked the copyright holders?
Quite often, it would be in the interests of the copyright holder to provide images given that Wikipedia articles on popular topics are widely read. Of course, it might depend on the fairness of our article on the relevant area.
The use of so-called fair use images is often done without either seeing if we can obtain images through the public domain, making images ourselves or contracting the copyright holder and seeing if they are willing to provide images. It is often adopted as the easy option by editors without consideration of the alternatives, the ramifications of that option or its legal basis although copyright law can be quite complex.
Regards
Keith Old
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