[WikiEN-l] Next step in "fair use" cleanup?

[KWH]

On 3/24/06, "Alphax (Wikipedia email)" <alphasigmax at gmail.com> wrote:
> KWH wrote:
> >
> >
> > Spot on, but I would add - Joe User /can/ have an image in /his/
> > article.
>
> By "his article" I assume you mean "article on Joe User" - if that's not
> what you meant, please see [[WP:OWN]].

When I take Article X and edit it to create my "own" version, I have
exercised my right under the GFDL to prepare a derivative work of the
previously current version of Article X (which is a derivative of the
previous ver, etc.). So yes, it's just as it is described at
[[WP:OWN#Legal ownership of text]]. I can and will put an image in it
and claim fair use. I can take that version, copy the html, and put it
on my own website. I can exercise a right to fork and write my own
version of every Wikipedia article with 10 fair use images each on my
own MediaWiki.  The question is, will my version be published on
Wikipedia?

I point out this critical distinction because I hear a lot of folks
arguing from the standpoint of "you can't claim fair use on that", or
"you just can't do that". I most certainly can, but if you don't feel
it's fair use, you can redact it from your version.

[[User:Kwh]]