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9th Circuit: Thumbnails Are Big Enough For Fair Use
An anonymous reader submits: "According to an article from law.com, yesterday's decision by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (U.S.) will have far-reaching effects on web publishing. From the article: '... The court found that reproducing photographs to create thumbnail images is a fair use of the material, but displaying full-sized images violates the copyright owner's exclusive right to publicly display his works....But the court found that displaying the full-sized images through linking and framing was not transformative and harmed the market for the original photographs.' One lawyer is quoted as saying, 'It's basically going to do away with linking or framing without permission.'"
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Uhm, you know that could almost make sense if it wasn't just stupid.
You are talking about costs. Yes, costs. Costs are associated with running anything. You know what else? All those big companies are making a profit (well, most) so I fail to see your logic.
If I run a site and publish artwork or photographs, I expect the common decency of mankind and a naive sense that people aren't bastards (I know, delusional but it's nice to try to think good things)and not have my artwork stolen from me. If someone frames my work on their site, they are stealing from me. Not only are they taking my digital property, but they are taking my bandwidth. This is something that is quantifiable and a very real cost. It's one thing when you post something on your site and let people view it. It's another thing when your work is just ripped off and you get nothing in return except some lost bandwidth.
So.. uh, no I don't get your point mostly because I don't think you have one.
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