On 7/10/07, WikipediaEditor Durin wikidurin@gmail.com wrote:
--- What I think needs to be done --- A clearer stance from the Foundation needs to be made with specific regard to fair use on the English language Wikipedia.
As co-author of the Foundation's licensing policy, it was my intention to ensure that WMF projects have the freedom and flexibility to draft a fair use policy or similar "exemption doctrine policy" in line with established practices and beliefs of a given community. For example, I have no problem with fair use pictures being used to identify contemporary works where a free content image is not available. But I think the decision needs to be made by the community as a whole.
If no consensus can be found, rather than asking the WMF Board to make a final decision, how about organizing a community poll on the different options?