On 01/03/07, Ray Saintonge saintonge@telus.net wrote:
Barcex wrote:
Besides this proposal is not viable because having a "fair use" repository does not seem to be "fair use" I have to note that the Spanish-language Wikipedia been enforcing the "only free material" policy for at least two years, and closed its local upload recently (about 7 months ago). So the eswiki users asked "why en can use fair use pictures of, say, music albums while they can't" before closing local upload.
Disabling local upload was entirely their choice, and they could reverse that policy whenever they want. Why should they complain about en:wp allowing fair use when they are responsible for their own problem.
I applaud es.wp for its forward thinking and boldness in being explicit and clear about only supporting truly free content. IMO they should be held up as the model for other projects to follow, not en.wp.
It would be nice for the Board to acknowledge such mature decisions, just as it may occasionally slap on the wrist those communities that don't pay enough attention to the core principles (fr.wq, en.wb to some extent)...
regards Brianna user:pfctdayelise