[WikiEN-l] Copyright question

Phil Sandifer Snowspinner at gmail.com
Mon Apr 2 22:27:38 UTC 2007



On Apr 2, 2007, at 6:14 PM, William Pietri wrote:

> Phil Sandifer wrote:
>> The issue becomes how it's being reported, then. Is the list of cars
>> being compiled in relation to cars, or in relation to the list-
>> makers? If it's the latter, it's much more like FA cup results.
>>
>
> I'm not quite following.
>
> Are you saying that if we are compiling the list rather than them,  
> then
> it's more like putting up the game scores?
>
> That makes some sense to me. We don't kick at plot summaries. Or in TV
> show episode pages, we list the songs used for shows where music is a
> significant element. That seems to be documenting somebody else's
> creative work rather than stealing it, which seems legit to me. IANAL,
> natch.

I think you're roughly getting my point, yes. :)

-Phil


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