[WikiEN-l] Copyright question

[James Farrar]

On 06/04/07, Ray Saintonge <saintonge at telus.net> wrote:
> Guy Chapman aka JzG wrote:
>
> >On Mon, 2 Apr 2007 19:41:28 -0400, "The Cunctator"
> ><cunctator at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>I didn't know you were a copyright lawyer.
> >>
> >>
> >Where did I say that?  I said I *think* it's copyright, and gave my
> >reasoning.  In this thread we've seen some sound reasons supporting
> >the idea it's copyright, and some (IMO) rather weaker ones saying it's
> >not.  Obviously I have asked the BBC and will await their response.
> >
> Do you really believe that they can answer objectively when they are the
> putative copyright holder>

I think their opinion is crucial, since if they see no copyright
violation, there can be no claim.