On 5/18/06, Rob Church robchur@gmail.com wrote:
On 18/05/06, Steve Bennett stevagewp@gmail.com wrote:
I think I should learn more about 'fair use' - it could be quite interesting. I've wondered, for example, whether it's legitimate to use
the
cover of an autobiography (incorporating the subject's face) as the main image of an article about the person
As far as I know, that isn't.
It almost certainly has to be a grey area though. For example:
Jim Smith is a famous author best known for his stunning autobiography "Smith in 2000" Jim Smith is a famous jockey best known for winning the Grand National. In 2000 he released an autobiography... Jim smith blah blah. [second paragraph] Smith's autobiography, released in 2000, was recognised as a flop.
Etc.
Steve
On 5/18/06, Steve Bennett stevagewp@gmail.com wrote:
On 5/18/06, Rob Church robchur@gmail.com wrote:
On 18/05/06, Steve Bennett stevagewp@gmail.com wrote:
I think I should learn more about 'fair use' - it could be quite interesting. I've wondered, for example, whether it's legitimate to use
the
cover of an autobiography (incorporating the subject's face) as the main image of an article about the person
As far as I know, that isn't.
It almost certainly has to be a grey area though.
*Most* of the fair-use parts of copyright law are grey areas. We try to avoid them as much as possible, since they're also the parts that lead to copyright-infringement lawsuits.