Right, but it is on wikimedia commons. If it were hosted on en wikipedia, you could argue fair use, etc. As far as the image's current status, I explained that in a prior post.
Remember commons hosts only free images. On 1/19/09, James Farrar <james.far...@gmail.com> wrote: > 2009/1/19 Wilhelm Schnotz <wilh...@nixeagle.org>: >> On 1/19/09, Ron Ritzman <ritz...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 9:10 PM, Ken Arromdee <arrom...@rahul.net> wrote: >>> >>>> There's a good solution: don't have a ridiculously strict policy. >>> >>> Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I think the current image policy >>> is a compromise between those who believe enwp should have no non-free >>> images, which would be a very simple policy, either the image is free >>> or it's not, no need for WP:FFD, just delete, and those who believe >>> that any image can be used as long as an even remotely plausible fair >>> use rationale can be provided. >>> >>> What we have is a wikilawyer's delight. (no sorry, that picture Gary >>> Coleman as a kid is unacceptable because he still looks like a kid so >>> it's replaceable. Oh what's that, you are Gary Coleman and you took >>> the picture yesterday? Just who was holding the camera?") >> >> The problem is *this* particular example is on commons. If james meant >> to point out our complex image policy.. He should have linked to a >> closed discussion on en wiki. >> >> Common's rules are simpler then en wiki... Most of the complexity is >> really copyright law. > > It's an image which appears on enwiki. > > _______________________________________________ > WikiEN-l mailing list > WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l > -- Sent from my mobile device _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
