[Foundation-l] german wikiquotes

[Delirium]

Jimmy (Jimbo) Wales wrote:

>For example, I think it is a good thing that the German
>wikipedia is quite strict against fair use, because most re-users of
>that work will be trying to distribute it in Germany, and relying on
>the more liberal provisions of fair use/fair dealing that en.wikipedia
>relies on would be unwise.
>  
>
Is that really a good reason for this difference?  You could make the 
same argument for removing fair-use from en: as well, because there are 
many English-speaking countries that have laws as restrictive as.(or 
more restrictive than) Germany's.

-Mark