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

[Guy Chapman aka JzG]

On Thu, 5 Apr 2007 08:54:56 -0400, Anthony <wikilegal at inbox.org>
wrote:

>> Not as text, it appears as a pictorial representation.
>So the use in question is highly transformative.  That's one factor in favor.

Not really, no.  It's no more transformative than transcribing a radio
script.  Which is, of course, a violation of copyright.

>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 miss about one in three, so obviously I have only seen the ones
where it does.

Guy (JzG)
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