[WikiEN-l] More fair use image overreaching

[geni]

On 02/03/2008, WJhonson at aol.com <WJhonson at aol.com> wrote:
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>  In a message dated 3/1/2008 4:56:40 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
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> geniice at gmail.com writes:
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>  Certainly but just not under any fair use criteria. If you want to  put
>  your own work on wikipedia you release it under a free  license.>>
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>  We've been through this already.
>  There are more ways than free.
>  Regardless, are you suggesting that an author cannot create any fair-use of
>  their own work?
>  Seems like you are.

It makes no legal sense. Roughly translated into English the person is
saying I'm going to publish this work on which I'm holding the
copyright but I take the position such a publication would violate my
copyright if not for the fair use provisions of US law.

As I said it makes no sense so no they cannot.


>  Wouldn't it seem much more reasonable in this *particular* case for someone
>  to merely correct it since it's obvious that the author themselves is trying
>  to  add the image to their own article?

Correct to what? the image has not been released under a free license
thus the only alternative to a fair use claim would be delete.

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geni