[Wikipedia-l] Re: New fair use guidelines

Fri Feb 20 19:26:26 UTC 2004

Perhaps could it be a wikipedia wide discussion ?

Erik Moeller a écrit:
> 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