[thechat] © news - thumbnail images okay in US (fwd)

[Dean Mah]

> A new ruling by the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals (Kelly v. Arriba
> Soft Corp) states that it is "fair use" for Internet sites to display
> thumbnail images of copyright protected photos; however, a full-sized
> image violates the copyright holders rights.
>
> Canada does not have "fair use" allowances as in the US, but our law is
> generally modelled after ours, and in the absence of relevant case law
> in Canada, our courts may look to US law.
>
> see http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/174326.html