james duffy wrote:
Does this mean that wikipedians outside the US can
break their own
native copyright rules when loading something onto wiki and are
covered because of US law?
Generally speaking, I recommend that people obey the law where they
live, or to at least break it under some generally accepted moral
principles governing civil disobedience.
But this really seems like a fairly academic question in most free or
semi-free countries. If something is copyright in Germany, but not in
the U.S., and someone in Germany uploads it here, well, that might be
an interesting academic question, but as far as the practical
liklihood of anyone getting in trouble, it seems pretty remote.
Presumably, pro-democracy Iranian bloggers who might want to post NPOV
reports on the state of affairs in Iran would have significant reason
to fear the consequences of those actions. But cases like that are
pretty rare.
--Jimbo