On 8/18/05, Ray Saintonge saintonge@telus.net wrote:
Andrew Lih wrote:
For example, as part of my research, I have several "article lists" from Encarta, Britannica and some other CD-ROM encyclopedias, but I've hesitated to make them public or contribute them to WP, for exactly this reason. Talking to a few lawyer folks on my campus has effectively convinced me I would not have a strong case for fair use/fair dealing. I'm willing to (and would like to be) proved wrong.
But the only way to prove you wrong would involve having the whole matter end up in court.
I know, case law sucks, doesn't it? Such is the nature of fair use. :)