[WikiEN-l] Copyright question ("compilation copyright")

[Anthony]

On 4/4/07, Guy Chapman aka JzG <guy.chapman at spamcop.net> wrote:
> On Wed, 4 Apr 2007 16:48:48 -0400, "The Cunctator"
> <cunctator at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >I thought you said the Cool Wall  list doesn't ever appear in its entirety
> >on the show.
>
> Not as text, it appears as a pictorial representation.
>
So the use in question is highly transformative.  That's one factor in favor.

And the Cool Wall *doesn't* appear in its entirety, if you're claiming
that is the work in question.  Only the text of the wall appears,
rearranged in a non-creative order.  That's another factor which is
neutral at worst.

I'd say there's no way this is copyright infringement.  On the other
hand, it's not free content either.  So the question shouldn't be
whether or not this falls under fair use, but whether or not it's the
type of fair use which belongs in a free encyclopedia.

Anthony