[WikiEN-l] Re: Merry Christmas from Daniel Brandt (David Gerard)

[Fastfission]

Well, I agree that this is a privacy issue primarily.

As an aside, I find it unlikely that "fair use" could possibly be
interpretted to allow the wholesale copying and *re-distributing* of
the whole of copyrighted content of entire websites. (Personal copying
for historical record with limited access would have a pretty good
argument for it. But the Wayback Machine is open to everyone. Hell,
I've used it myself to get once-free content which has since become
pay content!)

But anyway, this little thread has, I think, run its little course...

FF

On 12/31/05, Anthony DiPierro <wikilegal at inbox.org> wrote:
> On 12/31/05, Fastfission <fastfission at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hey -- I agree completely on its utility! I love the site myself! But let's
> > not pretend that there aren't some major copyright questions with mirroring
> > the content of the entire internet and making it available to everyone who
> > wants it.
> >
> > FF
> >
> Sure, there are copyright questions with mirroring content.  There are
> also some answers, including the doctrine of fair use.  In any case,
> that there are copyright questions over mirroring content doesn't mean
> that mirroring content is the same as ripping someone off.  I mean,
> c'mon, does Rob think he was going to make any money off that page?
>
> It seems to me this is a privacy issue (if anything), not a copyright one.
>
> Anthony
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