[WikiEN-l] Solution to BJAODN criss

[Bryan Derksen]

Thomas Dalton wrote:
>> That's assuming that they are copyvios.  The allegation that they were
>> was never more than a phony excuse to justify deletion.  At the very
>> least, fair use doctrine would likely apply to the bulk of the material,
>> and fair use is not copyright infringement.
> 
> A website made up entirely of copyrighted works does not constitute
> fair use. Fair use is for when you are discussing a work and wish to
> quote it to illustrate the discussion, or something similar, it is not
> for simple compilations of short copyrighted works.

Counterexample:

http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/documentary-film-program/film/a-fair-y-use-tale

A short film explaining the concept of fair use that was cobbled
together entirely from clips of Disney movies.

One could well consider BJAODN as an example of parody, in fact. :)

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