Wikipedia:Use of non-free content survey/5

Fair use rationales

Description pages of all images used under existing policies of non-free content must contain an individualized rationale justifying fair use for each and every page on which it is to be used. Such rationales are a suggestion of how a legal defense of fair use might be made, but there is no legal requirement to preemptively explain why something may be fair use.

In your opinion, the best policy is:

Every non-free image should have an individualized rationale for each use

A few common uses, such as logos, should require only a templated rationale

Every non-free image should have a general rationale but widespread use of templates is okay

Rationales should only be required in non-obvious or disputed cases