On 8 February 2010 00:16, Ian Woollard ian.woollard@gmail.com wrote:
My understanding is that the Wikipedia doesn't really have any risk under the law. Provided the strictures of the DMCA are followed, any uploaded copyrighted material simply has to be removed promptly if they receive a copyright violation notice. If the strictures of the DMCA aren't followed then the Wikipedia/media could be in big trouble.
The problem for Commons is also reusability - Wikimedia could get away with just about anything, but reusers may not.
- d.