On 11/22/06, geni geniice@gmail.com wrote:
On 11/22/06, Bogdan Giusca liste@dapyx.com wrote:
What should we do with the screenshots taken from Google Earth?
Delete
I see that more and more of them are uploaded on en.wiki, for example to illustrate things such as high-schools or cities. But, does the fair-use claim hold up?
not normaly.
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For what I see, they've been used decoratively, fialing criteria "The material must contribute significantly to the article (e.g. identify the subject of an article, or specifically illustrate relevant points or sections within the text) and must not serve a purely decorative purpose." at WP:FU
I'll take the example of schools
1. air pictures are useless to identify a subject, a picture of the school front or characteristic buildings is better. This is also related to
"No free equivalent is available or could be created that would adequately give the same information. If unfree material can be transformed into free material, it should be done instead of using a "fair use" defense. For example, the information in a newspaper article can easily be used as a basis of an original article and then cited as a reference. Maps and diagrams can often be redrawn from original sources, though simply "tracing" copyrighted material does not make it free. Neither photographs nor sound clips, however, can usually be "transformed" in this way. However, if the subject of the photograph still exists, a freely-licensed photograph could be taken."
A free alternative that identifies the school can be easily obtained, so fair use holds water
2. No relevant sections deal with the images themselves.
So, delete