[Foundation-l] Clearing up Wikimedia's media licensing policies

[GerardM]

Hoi,
I think Erik said "please wait until the official resolution"... So do quote
only a snippit of what he wrote and do continue theorising what he meant.. I
think the bit you forgot to copy was.. please WAIT..
Thanks,
    GerardM

On 2/8/07, David Strauss <david at fourkitchens.com> wrote:
>
> I think Erik means that the Italian wiki is free to 1) restrict
> acceptable content further than Wikimedia requires, or 2) find ways
> within Italian and U.S. law (combined) to accept material under
> copyright exceptions like fair use. (Yes, I know Italy does not have
> "fair use.")
>
> Content that is non-commercial-use-only or specially licensed to
> Wikipedia or Wikimedia is counter to Wikimedia's mission of free
> knowledge.
>
> Claudio Mastroianni wrote:
> > Il giorno 08/feb/07, alle ore 11:28, Erik Moeller ha scritto:
> >
> >> The Italian Wikipedia, by the way, is free to develop an exemption
> >> policy that resonates with US & Italian law on copyright exemptions.
> >> --
> >> Peace & Love,
> >> Erik
> >
> > We found it (images with permission), WMF told this is not valid. We
> > have no alternatives. Saying the "the italian is free to develop an
> > exemption policy", then, is false.
> >
> > Gatto Nero
> >
> >
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