On 24 June 2014 17:25, Chris McKenna <[email protected]> wrote: > The problem is that people from other projects are uploading files in a good > faith understanding that Commons will look after them, as they work on the > principle that unless something is provably unfree then it is acceptable to > host. > Unfortunately, Commons actually operates on the principle that if there a > possibility that someone somewhere may in future claim that a file is > unfree, with or without proof, and with or without merit to the claim, then > it cannot be held unless we have proof (of a higher standard than required > by professional copyright lawyers) that the file is completely free in the > US and the source country, now and at all conceivable future times, then it > must be deleted. There is also a great reluctance to engage with anyone who > has a lesser understanding of copyright than the self-educated and > self-appointed experts on Commons, and with anyone who has a lesser grasp of > English than they do. There is an equal reluctance to let anyone using the > images know that there are questions about a file. > Until this attitude changes, Commons is not and cannot be a reliable host of > media for other projects, and usage as such must be deprecated and an > alternative, reliable service project initiated.
+1. Commons is behaving like damage that needs to be routed around. - d. _______________________________________________ Commons-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/commons-l
