User talk:Taufkirchen

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Carlson Twins

Your recent edits could give other users the impression that you may consider legal or other 'off-wiki' action against them. Please note that this is strongly discouraged under Wikipedia's policies on legal threats and civility. Users who make such threats are often blocked indefinitely until their legal case is withdrawn or resolved. Please try to keep a cool head and work positively with other editors. Thanks. Angr (talk) 11:37, 4 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

That might all just be based on a very simple misunderstanding – we just think that copyright violations – and also posting frontal nudity – are jeopardizing the entire Wikipedia Project. We should all try to make sure that users who do not respect intellectual property get banned from Wikipedia. It’s them, not us, threatening the Wikipedia idea.

Taufkirchen 17:11, 4 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

From my take on events, it seems like the misunderstanding occurs in how copyrighted materials are treated under U.S. law. There is an established fair use exemption to normal copyright protections, as contained in 17 USC § 107. For example, I can include a photo illustrative of the subject I am discussing, without needing the permission of the copyright holder. The particular fair use exemptions in this case would be:

The use of the image is for non-profit educational purposes, with no commercial gain.
The image has already been extensively published, to the extent that inclusion in an encyclopedia article has no effect on any right of first use or right not to publish asserted by its copyright holder(s).
The image represents a modest and insubstantial portion of an entire portfolio of similar works featuring the same subject, and is merely an illustrative element in an article that draws its infomation primarily from other sources. Thus, it is neither a substantial portion of the original body of work, nor is it a substantial portion of the derivative work.
The image's inclusion in an encyclopedia article represents an infinitessimal diminution of its value, if any diminution has occurred at all.

This is, as I understand the law, a fair use of the image. I understand your view is different, and I'd like to be able to see your perspective on this. Would you be willing to explain how you see this use of the image as a copyright infringement? --Ssbohio 18:49, 7 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]