[Foundation-l] Foundation Licensing Policy

[David Gerard]

On 29/03/07, Ray Saintonge <saintonge at telus.net> wrote:
> Anthony wrote:
>
> >On 3/27/07, Ray Saintonge <saintonge at telus.net> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Anthony wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>On 3/27/07, Ed Sanders wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VII
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>Only the images on that page which identify a specific part of the game
> >>>>being discussed should be sued, as such they would also fall under
> >>>>"identifying protected works".
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>What about the copyrighted text which is used?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>So where does fair use, in the most normal application of the term, end
> >>and questionable fair use begin?
> >>
> >>
> >Huh?  What does this have to do with fair use?
> >
> >I have no idea what the term "questionable fair use" means.
> >
> To clarify:  By ordinary fair use I mean all those quotations that few
> of us ever worry about.  They are why such a law exists in the first
> place.  "Questionable fair use" refers to all those claims founded on
> the contributors convenience without any analysis resembling the legal
> conditions for fair use.  Perhaps an analysis could support the fair use
> claim, but we don't know that unless it's done.
>
> Ec
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