[WikiEN-l] Our content gets *everywhere*

[Ray Saintonge]

Eugene van der Pijll 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?
>   
Criticism!

Ec