In a message dated 2/23/2008 3:52:15 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, shimgray@gmail.com writes:
One of the important aspects to claiming fair use of a copyrighted work is that a replacement for it is not possible.
This is a very different thing from "we haven't got around to finding a replacement yet, so we'll use this until we do".>>
------- "Fair Use" does not live on top of this requirement that a replacement isn't *possible*. Fair Use has no restriction of this nature.
So again, this point-of-view, which is not supported by copyright law, removes any fair use picture. The ideal of "possible" is the problem as "reasonable". You simply cannot define it adequately. Meanwhile the project suffers by deletionists gone wild, removing useful fair use pictures.
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On 23/02/2008, WJhonson@aol.com WJhonson@aol.com wrote:
So again, this point-of-view, which is not supported by copyright law, removes any fair use picture. The ideal of "possible" is the problem as "reasonable". You simply cannot define it adequately.
Mostly not a problem. Obviously there are a few corner cases but for the most part possible can be define as "It would be possible for your average wikipedian to obtain a replacement images without breaking any law"
So photos of the surface of Venus while technically possible to replace would not be considered to be replaceable.
If we say consider photos of buildings then any building that currently exists, isn't protected by copyright, is located outside a warzone and doesn't have other restrictions on the public getting close to it is considered replaceable.
This is a step aside from the main point of this thread, however...
Could someone friendly with Betacommand please talk to him in private and calm him down? He started making increasingly hostile comments a little while ago and is taking the warning to please keep it civil and avoid personal attacks badly.