[WikiEN-l] Getting rid of bad fair use

Anthony DiPierro wikilegal at inbox.org
Fri May 19 17:33:54 UTC 2006


On 5/19/06, Anthony DiPierro <wikilegal at inbox.org> wrote:
> On 5/19/06, sannse <sannse at tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
> >   The only way to fully show that any image is used legitimately under
> > "fair use" is to go to court and win a case where you use this as your
> > defense.
>
> You could also get a declaratory judgement or win a case against
> someone abusing the DMCA.  But yeah, you'd have to go to court,
> because fair use is not black and white, it's a matter of
> interpretation.
>
I should also point out that someone abusing the DMCA can be held
responsible for the legal costs of the plaintiff.

Anthony



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