[WikiEN-l] Getting rid of bad fair use

[Ray Saintonge]

Michael Snow wrote:

>Anthony DiPierro wrote:
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>>On 5/19/06, Michael Snow <wikipedia at earthlink.net> wrote:
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>>>Anthony DiPierro wrote:
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>>>>>As it is, it is easy for a company with
>>>>>a huge legal staff to shut down small "fair users" with the threat of
>>>>>endless, if futile, litigation. Lessig talks about a number of
>>>>>instances where this happened in his book, _Free Culture_.
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>>>>Only if the fair users roll over and die, like Wikimedia is doing.
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>>>Since you seem completely unaware of the occasions where the Wikimedia
>>>Foundation has received complaints from copyright owners and told them,
>>>"Fair use, so buzz off" (couched in more polite terms, of course),
>>>perhaps you're not in a position to make informed comments on what
>>>Wikimedia is doing.
>>>
>>>--Michael Snow
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>>I really don't see what Wikimedia has done on other occassions has to
>>do with what they are doing on this occassion.
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>From the message to which I was replying, you appeared to be talking 
>about fair use law overall, not any particular instance. There have been 
>several specific situations mentioned in this discussion. Perhaps next 
>time you might be more precise if you're talking about only one, instead 
>of making comments that sound like sweeping generalizations.
>
I've certainly been responding in the spirit of a general discussion.  I 
have no personal interest in the owl picture, but if somebody else wants 
to argue that one in court they should have every opportunity on their 
own dime.

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