<<In a message dated 12/26/2008 11:43:52 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, carcharothwp@googlemail.com writes:
whether that refers to the images or the contents seems moot really.>>
Well David, in the case he pointed to, is stating that under US law (which is what governs Wikipedia), they don't even own a copyright to the images.
What I'm saying, is that even *if* they had a copyright to the images, they don't own a copyright to the text.
"Download or print" is the entire issue in my mind. If you want a copy of the *information* in the image, you don't have to download or print it, you can simply clip out the text and render it as plain text, over which, even with a photographic claim, they would have no copyright.
Either way, this entire issue is moot. We should wait until such time as JSTOR actually sues Wikipedia, or actually asserts a claim over a specific instance of plain text. We should, imho, refrain from making copies of their images, whether they actually enjoy a valid copyright claim or not.
Will Johnson
**************One site keeps you connected to all your email: AOL Mail, Gmail, and Yahoo Mail. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolc...)