[Foundation-l] Is fair use a right as well as a defense?

I am not a US lawyer, nor is [[Pamela Jones]] of [[Groklaw]]. But here's some food for thought: http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20070907195435565 Despite my personal fondness for slash-and-burning fair abuse on en:wp and taking away children's eyecandy, I remain a big fan of fair use, because quotation is a necessary part of being able to talk about something. [[Golan v. Gonzales]] (that's a red link. Could someone please write the article?) is the US 10th Circuit Court of Appeals saying it is too. So what's Wikipedia and Wikimedia's duty to exercise that right in the pursuit of educational value? - d.