SJ wrote:
>On Wed, 15 Mar 2006, Jimmy Wales wrote:
>>>>Furthermore, our *goals* -- neverminding the legal problesm that
>>Jean-Christophe Chazalette wrote about -- our *goals* include a very
>>high degree of reusability. Hosting materials that are subject to
>>copyright everywhere in the world except in the USA is a mistake on the
>>simple grounds that such work would not be redistributable anywhere else.
>>>>This is why we should take a very very skeptical eye toward the use of
>>"fair use" even in English.
>>>>>In counterpoint, Wikipedia is a prime example of the importance of fair
>use as a catalyst for better information and education. To the extent
>that the world is still working out the 'right' way to allow commentary,
>satire, and analysis while protecting author's rights, it is relevant that
>Wikipedia takes advantage of fair use. Changing policy to stop doing so
>would likewise influence those ongoing "fair use standards" debates.
>This is an interesting and important strategic point. One can go
overboard when it comes to being squeaky clean. There is always a need
to maintain a certain dynamic and avoiding interpretations of the law
which our adversaries design solely for their own benefit. Many
copyright notices serve only to deter the ignorant.
Ec
