On Mar 23, 2006, at 8:31 PM, KWH wrote:
Legal arguments about the fair use rationale are hopeless. Any lawyer qualified to give advice on the matter would not give it for free on the Internet without that famous disclaimer, "this does not constitute legal advice, contact a licensed professional...", q.v. [[Wikipedia:Legal disclaimer]]. I think my own opinion is pretty good just as an average US citizen with an interest in the law, but I won't bore anyone with it unless upon request. Therefore the bottom line is anyone who's concerned about themselves should talk to a lawyer about their specific case.
Clearly we need an elite strike team of pro bono attorneys to judge each fair use claim, armed with deletion privileges. They can even have their own usergroup: "ninja-attorney".