[WikiEN-l] More fair use image overreaching

[WJhonson at aol.com]

D, I did provide a particular case where the use of the Non-free policy  
created a quite silly result.
 
Other than Geni who seems to be trying out for the debating society (that's  
a joke!), no one has really presented any reasonable argument that would both: 
 A) enhance the project and B) address this specific case.
 
And by reasonable, I don't tendentious and extreme interpretation's of  
Nonfree.
 
We *want to encourage* authors and artists to add their content to the  
project.  That enhances the project.  Creating bureaucratic nightmares  for them 
isn't really helping us to help them.  And we end up with people,  otherwise 
believing in us, leaving because we make it so difficult.
 
Could you address, specifically and directly the case of Ben Patrick  Johnson 
that I recently mentioned.  Trying to make everyone only add free  content, 
ignores the fact that we are allowed to add fair use content.  So  what I'd 
like to see is an example where this book cover could be added, under  fair use 
content.  Arguing that it should be added only as a free image  isn't going to 
address my concerns that new fair-use images are being unfairly  targeted for 
deletion.
 
Will Johnson 



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