On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 2:45 PM, Cary Bass <[email protected]> wrote:
> Mike.lifeguard a écrit : > > Some time ago, I suggested using Meta for this purpose. That would be > > the best solution; the second-best being to use Commons and expanding > > the scope to chapter logos and the like (as I suggested already: > > > http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Commons:Deletion_requests/File:Pikiwiki_logo.jpg&diff=prev&oldid=22003706 > ) > > < > http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Commons:Deletion_requests/File:Pikiwiki_logo.jpg&diff=prev&oldid=22003706%29 > > > > > > Either would be acceptable. The status quo is not. > > > > -Mike > > > Another instance where our policies run contrary to our mission. We > definitely need to reinvestigate why we are so much in a rush to delete > images such as these which provide no liability on Commons whatsoever, > where the distribution of the logo is entirely acceptable and does not > water down the copyright. > > Cary > once you start thinking on "possible liabilities" you're walking the fair use lane on commons. Commons is by definition a free content file repo. That's akin to saying "let's host some nonfree articles copied from wikipedia if we can determine we won't get in trouble"
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