[Foundation-l] Diversity and NC images - Board meet

[David Strauss]

Such modification does not make it free. It remains a modified work
employing fair use.

senpai wrote:
> Do u think that this kind of modification make free the fair use images ?
> 
> Senpai
> 
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> From: "Ray Saintonge" <saintonge at telus.net>
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>> senpai wrote:
>>
>>> No, You can't modify a "fair use" image.
>>>
>> Disagree.  U. S. rulings have allowed for parody.  You may wish to crop 
>> an image to zoom into a detail that is important to your article.  You 
>> may want to do an overlay to show the similarities between two people.  
>> You may want to do colour separations.  I could probably find other 
>> legitimate modifications.
>>
>> Modifications have more to do with moral rights than copyrights in the 
>> strict sense.  That aspect of the law is not particularly developed in 
>> the U. S.
>>
>> Ec
>>
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