[WikiEN-l] Musings on fair use (was Re: Getting rid of bad fair use (was:Zero information...))

[Steve Bennett]

On 5/18/06, Rob Church <robchur at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 18/05/06, Steve Bennett <stevagewp at 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