[WikiEN-l] [WikiEn-l] Image tagging followup

[Guettarda]

On 3/10/06, Mark Wagner <carnildo at gmail.com> wrote:
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> See my point #1: the average uploader doesn't care.  A summary such as
> "If the owner of this image doesn't agree that it's fair use, I agree
> to be sued for copyright infringement" might work.  I don't think
> anything less blunt would get the message across.


I'd have rather strong reservations about anything so blunt - after all,
fair use is a copyright infringement which is permissible under US law in
certain specific cases.  The issue of the owner objecting is secondary -
there are people who would happily agree to Wikipedia using their material
but not to downstream users, but that is incompatible with the aims of the
project.  On the other hand, something might be legitimately fair use and
still draw objections from the copyright owner.

That said, I agree that stronger language might not be a problem for ALL
media uploads.

Ian