On 4/9/07, Guy Chapman aka JzG guy.chapman@spamcop.net wrote:
On Mon, 9 Apr 2007 08:03:09 -0400, Anthony wikilegal@inbox.org wrote:
If you really want to exclude absolutely all copyrighted materials from all articles, lest a lawyer goes through and gives a professional opinion on whether or not the article is infringing, most articles on TV series would be decimated.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyrights suggests that we already have such a policy.
I'm sorry, which part is that? And where is there evidence that this "policy" is followed?
When has a lawyer gone through and approved the listing of characters and plot summaries from [[Lost (TV series)]], or [[Mission: Impossible]]? Or should this all be deleted too? Is there an article on a television series which in your opinion *shouldn't* have major sections of it removed until a lawyer has signed off on them?
Discuss a fictional work: fine. Reproduce it: not fine.
You can't discuss a fictional work without reproducing at least a little bit of it.
[[Dangerfield (TV series)]] has a list of characters in it. You agree with me that this list is copyrighted, correct? Do you feel it should be removed?
Anthony