[WikiEN-l] Our content gets *everywhere*

[Eugene van der Pijll]

Anthony schreef:
> On 8/18/07, Steve Summit <scs at eskimo.com> wrote:
> > Indeed.  Care to go down the list at [[Fair use]] and check the
> > others for applicability?
> >
> First I'd argue the use is de minimis, but that might fail...
> 
> purpose and character - highly transformative
> nature of the copyrighted work - non-fictional work that anyone can
> download for free over the internet
> amount and substantiality - not much
> effect on the work's value - zero
> 
> 4/4, I declare fair use the winner

But this list of conditions is irrelevant, as it is preceded in the
copyright act by: "for purposes such as criticism, comment, news
reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use),
scholarship, or research".

Which one of these purposes applies to this case?

Eugene
(not a lawyer)