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..."the safest course is always" to pay the fee Well, this has got to be true, right, since there's no reliable way to tell if your usage is fair a priori?
by dionidium 16y ago
..."the safest course is always" to pay the fee
Well, this has got to be true, right, since there's no reliable way to tell if your usage is fair a priori?
- chc 16y agoIt's definitely true, but in a document linked right from the payment page, it's rather self-serving. Taken in context with the rest of the document and the AP's utter silence on what might possibly count as "fair use" in its eyes, the message it sends is more than just cautious legal advice. It's tantamount to someone running a protection racket pointing out that you're less likely to get hurt paying his fee than fighting it: He's right, but it doesn't legitimize his demands.