Probably more logic than law - it looks like a classical deadly embrace
to me: either OR or a copyvio. If there's something special
about the list, it's the fact that it describes a selection created by
the BBC. In order to get around any copyright issues, one would need to
argue that the BBC did not compile the list, selecting cars one at a time:
compiling the list was an original creation. However, that's where NOR kicks
in and the list needs to be sourced elsewhere. Which then would by a copyvio
again.
Fancruft? You must be a deletionist looking for easy prey then! Shame on
you! (NOT)
AvB
----- Original Message -----
From: "Guy Chapman aka JzG" <guy.chapman(a)spamcop.net>
To: "English Wikipedia" <wikien-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 12:48 PM
Subject: [WikiEN-l] Copyright question
At
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cool_Wall we had a
complete list
of cars which appear on the BBC Top Gear "Cool Wall". I removed this
as being almost certainly a violation of copyright. It is now being
argued that reproducing the list in full does not violate copyright,
because it is not published in the show's magazine or on the website
and has been compiled by collating the lists from numerous shows. It
is further asserted that compiling the list from these shows does not
constitute original research, although there is no known reliable
secondary source for any of the data, let alone the complete collated
list
Original research? You decide.
Copyright? I think so, but what do I know?
Fancruft? Ooooh, tricky :-)
Guidance appreciated.
Guy (JzG)
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http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:JzG
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