2007/1/15, David Strauss david@fourkitchens.com:
While I think fair use media is more integral to the English Wikipedia's content than you do, I agree with your reasoning. Whether or not we allow fair use, non-commercial media is unjustified.
Can everyone here agree that non-commercial media is not a *substitute* for fair-use media?
It's not a substitute, but I don't think it's worse. Fair use means that the picture can be used by Wikipedia on a specific page in a specific way because we don't need permission. Non-commercial means that Wikipedia can use it, as well as anyone using Wikipedia non-commercially, however they please because we have permission. I'm not happy with the second, but it surely is closer to what we want than the first.