Eusebius schrieb: > Samuel Klein a écrit : >> Actually, I would be content with a less-free repository for media not >> suitable for commons but still of use to at least one page on one >> Wikimedia project -- I would like to be able to monitor (and pressure >> to become totally free) all 'local upload' materials on a single wiki. >> The technical advantages of having a single way to call a file from >> multiple namespaces would still apply, but there could be strong >> pressure to replace any non-free media with free media ... while >> releasing some of this kneejerk pressure on Commons. > You mean having a kind of central repository for "fair use" media, for > instance? I'm not sure it is a good idea, because local "fair use" (and > generally non-free) policies are based on local laws and regulations. A > non-free use which is acceptable in some country might not be acceptable > in some other. > Maybe I haven't totally understood what you meant, though.
This is simply not possible. A repository of fair use material is a contradiction in terms. Fair use, and similar concepts in other jurisdictions, depends on the context the image is used in - usually, and editorial context. In a repository, such a context is missing, so it would not be legal to have the images there. A fair use image is always bound to its context of use, otherwise, it's not fair use, it's simply distribution. -- daniel _______________________________________________ Commons-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/commons-l
