[Wikipedia-l] What would Richard Stallman say?

[Jimmy Wales]

Nicolas Weeger wrote:
> What about for instance book covers?  They are definitely not
> something you can usually have under a free licence. But fair use
> probably applies (since the cover isn't the book itself).

What would the "fair use" status of a book cover be in Great Britian?
In Australia?

I'm asking because I don't know, but I think it's relevant to the
decision here.

Fair use is an important doctrine, and one that we should defend and
push for as a natural right.  If fair use is legitimate, and would be
legitimate for virtually every conceivable re-user (i.e. barring some
silly hypothetical) we should feel comfortable relying on it if it's
valuable and, as in this case, there is no conceivable alternative.

So, what is the status of something like this in Great Britain?

--Jimbo