David Gerard wrote:
> On 8 February 2010 00:16, Ian Woollard wrote:
>   
>> My understanding is that the Wikipedia doesn't really have any risk
>> under the law.
>> Provided the strictures of the DMCA are followed, any uploaded
>> copyrighted material simply has to be removed promptly if they receive
>> a copyright violation notice. If the strictures of the DMCA aren't
>> followed then the Wikipedia/media could be in big trouble.
>>     
> The problem for Commons is also reusability - Wikimedia could get away
> with just about anything, but reusers may not.
>   

I sometimes wonder whether reusability is the rope with which the 
free-culture movement hangs itself.

Ec

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