In accordance with the recent discussion on the wikipedia-l mailing list and Jimbo's pronouncements on the matter I have created
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Fair_use
This page serves as a discussion page for debating whether an image or other file can legitmately be considered fair use, and whether all alternatives have been exhausted. Images and other files that may be eligible should not be used until there is consensus on the page to do so; on the other hand, they should not be deleted until there is consensus that they are not eligible for fair use.
Image pages that have undergone due process should be tagged with {{msg:verifieduse}}.
All pages which are currently tagged with {{msg:fairuse}} (many older ones link to [[fair use]] instead) should undergo due process on this page to determine whether their status as fair use is justifiable. If so, they should be tagged with {{msg:verifieduse}} instead, if not, they should be deleted and efforts should be made to seek free alternatives.
Whenever a previously fair use image is deleted, a link should be added to [[Wikipedia:Requested pictures]]. Images without any copyright information should either be deleted or undergo the fair use process.
No newly uploaded images should be tagged with {{msg:fairuse}}.
This post is also cross-posted to the Village pump.
Regards,
Erik
On Friday 20 February 2004 11:54 am, Erik Moeller wrote:
In accordance with the recent discussion on the wikipedia-l mailing list and Jimbo's pronouncements on the matter I have created
It would seem imprudent to carry out the process of evaluating whether specific images should be allowed under fair use without having come to some kind of consensus.
Best, Sascha Noyes
Perhaps could it be a wikipedia wide discussion ?
Erik Moeller a écrit:
In accordance with the recent discussion on the wikipedia-l mailing list and Jimbo's pronouncements on the matter I have created
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Fair_use
This page serves as a discussion page for debating whether an image or other file can legitmately be considered fair use, and whether all alternatives have been exhausted. Images and other files that may be eligible should not be used until there is consensus on the page to do so; on the other hand, they should not be deleted until there is consensus that they are not eligible for fair use.
Image pages that have undergone due process should be tagged with {{msg:verifieduse}}.
All pages which are currently tagged with {{msg:fairuse}} (many older ones link to [[fair use]] instead) should undergo due process on this page to determine whether their status as fair use is justifiable. If so, they should be tagged with {{msg:verifieduse}} instead, if not, they should be deleted and efforts should be made to seek free alternatives.
Whenever a previously fair use image is deleted, a link should be added to [[Wikipedia:Requested pictures]]. Images without any copyright information should either be deleted or undergo the fair use process.
No newly uploaded images should be tagged with {{msg:fairuse}}.
This post is also cross-posted to the Village pump.
Regards,
Erik
I think this is excellent, and I support it fully.
Erik Moeller wrote:
In accordance with the recent discussion on the wikipedia-l mailing list and Jimbo's pronouncements on the matter I have created
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Fair_use
This page serves as a discussion page for debating whether an image or other file can legitmately be considered fair use, and whether all alternatives have been exhausted. Images and other files that may be eligible should not be used until there is consensus on the page to do so; on the other hand, they should not be deleted until there is consensus that they are not eligible for fair use.
Image pages that have undergone due process should be tagged with {{msg:verifieduse}}.
All pages which are currently tagged with {{msg:fairuse}} (many older ones link to [[fair use]] instead) should undergo due process on this page to determine whether their status as fair use is justifiable. If so, they should be tagged with {{msg:verifieduse}} instead, if not, they should be deleted and efforts should be made to seek free alternatives.
Whenever a previously fair use image is deleted, a link should be added to [[Wikipedia:Requested pictures]]. Images without any copyright information should either be deleted or undergo the fair use process.
No newly uploaded images should be tagged with {{msg:fairuse}}.
This post is also cross-posted to the Village pump.
Regards,
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