[Wikinews-l] To stop using Wiki Commons as our default Wikinews image source

Wed Mar 9 17:06:14 UTC 2005

One approach might be to begin to think of which types
of fair use images could be allowed.

For example, when making an article about a firm, it
might be authorized to use the logo of this firm in
fair use.

For example, when making an article about a movie just
making it for an oscar, it might be authorized to use
a small representation of the movie poster.

Ant

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I am sympathetic to this, but I think that there needs
to be a fairly
tight policy.  As an example, we really can't take a
photo from
Reuters and claim fair use -- our use is too similar
to theirs,
competes with theirs, etc.

I think it's worth discussing at length so we can get
our heads clear
about what the exact bounds should be.  Commons-only
is very safe for
now, but your point is valid of course.

David Speakman wrote:

> C&P from the Wikinews watercooler:
> > > I officially propose that we institute an
"Image:" upload capability
> into the Wikinews area and drop the use of Wiki
Commons as our default
> image upload site and article image server since it
will harm the depth
> of our news coverage. The use of Wiki Commons as our
image source will
> hamper us since [[w:fair use]] images are not
allowed there. It is my
> belief that news sometimes needs fair use graphics
-- case in point: the
> "Wells Fargo and Barclay's rumoured to be in merger
talks" article in
> which I inserted a Wells Fargo and Barclays logo -
which visually helps
> the story. But since we use Wiki Commons for our
image source, this
> graphic will most likely be deleted, leaving the
story text-only. --
> Davodd | Talk 10:13, 10 Jan 2005 (UTC)
> > > --
> David Speakman
> http://www.DavidSpeakman.com
> 501 Moorpark Way #83
> Mountain View CA 94041

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