Jimmy (Jimbo) Wales wrote:
For example, I think it is a good thing that the German wikipedia is quite strict against fair use, because most re-users of that work will be trying to distribute it in Germany, and relying on the more liberal provisions of fair use/fair dealing that en.wikipedia relies on would be unwise.
Is that really a good reason for this difference? You could make the same argument for removing fair-use from en: as well, because there are many English-speaking countries that have laws as restrictive as.(or more restrictive than) Germany's.
-Mark