[Wikipedia-l] I don't care what Richard Stallman would say

[Sean Barrett]

> I want the images. Those who took the images WANT us to use them
> (provided we reference them). Readers want the images. Mirrors of
> Wikipedia want the images. The copyright laws are stupid. GFDL is
> stupid. And the right way to get stupid laws changed is not to obey
> them. 

Not obeying stupid laws doesn't get them changed; it bankrupts the
violator from court costs and penalties.

> Be reasonable.

It's easy to be "reasonable" when it's someone else you are driving
into bankruptcy on your whim.

And not realizing that flagrant violations of the law will not result
in widespread freedom, but rather the complete disappearance of
Wikipedia is not reasonable, it is ... well, to use your word: stupid.