In accordance with the recent discussion on the wikipedia-l mailing list
and Jimbo's pronouncements on the matter I have created
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Fair_use
This page serves as a discussion page for debating whether an image or
other file can legitmately be considered fair use, and whether all
alternatives have been exhausted. Images and other files that may be
eligible should not be used until there is consensus on the page to do so;
on the other hand, they should not be deleted until there is consensus
that they are not eligible for fair use.
Image pages that have undergone due process should be tagged with
{{msg:verifieduse}}.
All pages which are currently tagged with {{msg:fairuse}} (many older ones
link to [[fair use]] instead) should undergo due process on this page to
determine whether their status as fair use is justifiable. If so, they
should be tagged with {{msg:verifieduse}} instead, if not, they should be
deleted and efforts should be made to seek free alternatives.
Whenever a previously fair use image is deleted, a link should be added to
[[Wikipedia:Requested pictures]]. Images without any copyright
information should either be deleted or undergo the fair use process.
No newly uploaded images should be tagged with {{msg:fairuse}}.
This post is also cross-posted to the Village pump.
Regards,
Erik