Chris Jenkinson wrote:
Hi everyone,
I'm just curious whether we have a policy on the use of fair use
images on user pages, rather than a guideline, and if so, what our
procedure is for enforcement of that policy if it says no such images
permitted. Obviously discussion is the first stepping stone, but if
the user in question refuses to remove it, what actions should admins
take in order to do so? I'm thinking of page protection and blocking
here. I know someone has been indefinitely blocked in the past because
he did not license his user page under the GFDL.
Also, is there a straightforward page which can be used to simply
explain our rationale for not permitting fair use images in userspace?
If not, might I recommend the creation of one as then it could be
linked to. It may be the case that part of the reason that users are
not removing fair use images on request is because some people are
being heavy-handed with them in requesting removal. A page for this
would be more friendly, and a message could be added something like
"Hi, you have fair use images on your page, Image:X.png and
Image:Y.jpg. These are not permitted to be used on user pages. Please
read [[Wikipedia:Why fair use images are not permitted on user pages]]
for more information on why this is the case."
Just a thought,
Chris
IANAL and this is just my opinion, but if the page discusses the topic
of the image in a manner that an article would ordinarily qualify for
fair use, I think fair use images should be permissible. For instance,
[[User:Johnleemk/A History of Malay Special Rights Post-World War II]]
discusses Malay privileges in Malaysia, and therefore a fair use image
used on our relevant articles (i.e. [[Ketuanan Melayu]], [[Article 153
of the Constitution of Malaysia]]) is probably fair use.
If you plan on putting that in article space some time, do it.
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