[WikiEN-l] Our content gets *everywhere*

[Anthony]

On 8/18/07, Eugene van der Pijll <eugene at vanderpijll.nl> wrote:
> Anthony schreef:
> > On 8/18/07, Steve Summit <scs at eskimo.com> wrote:
> > > Indeed.  Care to go down the list at [[Fair use]] and check the
> > > others for applicability?
> > >
> > First I'd argue the use is de minimis, but that might fail...
> >
> > purpose and character - highly transformative
> > nature of the copyrighted work - non-fictional work that anyone can
> > download for free over the internet
> > amount and substantiality - not much
> > effect on the work's value - zero
> >
> > 4/4, I declare fair use the winner
>
> But this list of conditions is irrelevant, as it is preceded in the
> copyright act by: "for purposes such as criticism, comment, news
> reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use),
> scholarship, or research".
>
> Which one of these purposes applies to this case?
>
No court has ever held that to be an exclusive list.