[WikiEN-l] Uploading images should be a privilige, not a right

[Anthony]

On 7/21/06, Stan Shebs <shebs at apple.com> wrote:
> If you have a suggestion that doesn't involve large numbers of
> nonexistent volunteers working all hours to keep WP out of
> legal peril, feel free to enlighten us.
>
Here's one: when people send in a DMCA takedown notice, remove the
material, notify the uploader that her materials have been removed
(via their talk page and email if the address is known), and provide
them with an opportunity to send a written notice to the service
provider stating that the material has been wrongly removed.  If the
uploader provides a proper "counter-notice" claiming that the material
does not infringe copyrights, then promptly notify the claiming party
of the individual's objection.  However, only restore the image if
there is also a consensus that the image is "free enough" within the
project's guidelines.

Anthony