[WikiEN-l] Are movie trailers "free enough" for Commons?

[Ray Saintonge]

> geniice at gmail.com writes:
>
> Most  life+whatever laws have not technically been tested so rejecting
> statute  law until we have some case law isn't  practical.
>
>   
"Life + whatever" is clear enough that it is less likely to be 
challenged directly, but there are any number of conceivable bases for 
an indirect challenge:
    * Does the plaintiff have a right of action as a direct heir of the 
author's rights?
    * Do the laws of a different country with a different "whatever" 
come in to play?
    * Does fair use apply?
    * Did  a joint author already act to license the work or put it into 
the public domain?
    * etc.

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