Re:An Amaz-ing Resume
by dctoedt on Thursday January 24, 2013 @09:50AM
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> Just out of interest, how do fair use doctrines interact with the subsequent assertion of copyright over the page itself?
Addressing U.S. law only, and continuing the paragraph numbering of my comment above:
6. Dubost's fair use of Amazon's copyrighted work should not affect Amazon's copyright, even if Amazon didn't sue for infringement.
7. Dubost would have a copyright of his own, but only as to the "original" material that he contributed in his "fork" of Amazon's page; he would have no claim to copyright in Amazon's underlying work.
Addressing U.S. law only, and continuing the paragraph numbering of my comment above:
6. Dubost's fair use of Amazon's copyrighted work should not affect Amazon's copyright, even if Amazon didn't sue for infringement.
7. Dubost would have a copyright of his own, but only as to the "original" material that he contributed in his "fork" of Amazon's page; he would have no claim to copyright in Amazon's underlying work.