Project:Fair use policy

In general, we require that all images on MediaWiki.org are released under a free-content license (GFDL, Creative Commons, etc.). However, in some situations it may be appropriate for non-free images to be uploaded for use within the site.

As this site is hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation we must follow their licensing policy, which requires that all images must be under a free-content license, unless explicitly allowed via an exemption policy. This page proposes a fair-use exemption policy for the MediaWiki.org website.

This policy was proposed by User:VasilievVV on 17th May, 2008. If there are no objections, it will become official policy after four months, on the 17th September 2008. If any objections are raised before this time then the discussion should be allowed to resolve before the policy comes into force.

Proposed Policy
To be classed as fair use, an image must meet all of the following criteria:
 * 1) Non-free
 * 2) Irreplaceable
 * 3) Used somewhere on site
 * 4) Approved by some site admin

Discussion
I see no problem with the above, but I'm not sure what the purpose of fair-use images would be on this site? I think we probably need a policy to handle screenshots, which may include non-free content (website content, browser chrome, etc.) but I'm not sure if 'fair use' is quite the right word for this. What kind of images are you expecting to be uploaded under this fair use policy? --HappyDog 19:51, 31 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Which may not be used under GFDL/CC-BY-SA/other free license. Also, I see no point in some bureaucratic procedures. Why not just accept policy, especially taking in account that according to Project:Requests header, this wiki is controlled by developers and there is a real need in such policy right now? — VasilievVV 20:09, 31 July 2008 (UTC)