On 03/04/07, Guy Chapman aka JzG guy.chapman@spamcop.net wrote:
We are, however, listing the cool wall in its entirety. If we list the Top Ten singles chart in its entirety, we violate copyright. If we list all the number one hits, it has also been stated we violate that copyright.
Cite?
It is quite possible the list of Academy Award winners *is* copyright, but it has never been enforced.
You're slipping into something resembling Copyright Paranoia For Convenience.
"It's a copyright violation *and* it's original research. Probably violates a patent too, if I looked closely enough."
know. At least there we have numerous precedents in other sources, I can't find any other source that duplicates the Cool Wall list in its entirety.
Is that an argument for or against its inclusion this message? Could be either, depending whether you're calling it a copyright violation or original research.
- d.