Quoting Matt Brown morven@gmail.com:
Is it required that the original uploader provide the fair use rationale, or can someone else? If we require the original uploader, that might be a problem. If you're not the original uploader, but provide a rationale, are you thereby assuming responsibility for a copyright lawsuit?
I have written rationales for images I haven't uploaded. The rationales specify which articles they pertain to. I feel pretty comfortable writing a rationale for an album cover image that specifies it is to be used in the article about the album regardless of whether or not I uploaded it.
Jkelly