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<includeonly>: ''</includeonly>As per the [[wmf:Resolution:Licensing policy|Wikimedia Foundation Licensing policy resolution of March 23, 2007]], this document serves as the '''Exemption Doctrine Policy''' for the English Wikipedia.<includeonly>''</includeonly><ref>At the time of the Resolution's issuance on March 23, 2007, the page [[WP:Non-free content]] served as the exemption doctrine policy and is referenced by the Resolution. Since then, the content has been moved around, specifically [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Non-free_content/Archive_18#This_page_needs_to_be_renamed. discussed the following May], and now [[WP:Non-free content criteria]] serves as the exemption doctrine policy, while [[WP:Non-free content]] serves as guidance for this.</ref>
 
===Rationale===
* To support Wikipedia's mission to produce perpetually [[free content]] for unlimited distribution, modification and application by all users in all media.
* To minimize legal exposure by limiting the amount of non-free content, using more narrowly defined criteria than apply under the [[fair use]] provisions in [[United States copyright law]].
* To facilitate the judicious use of non-free content to support the development of a high-quality encyclopedia.
 
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