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Quadrille - 2:52 am on Nov 1, 2007 (gmt 0)


In most cases, a screen shot woud be 'fair use', I think, but you could have an issue if you focus in on elements of the page, such as specific images.

But to some extent, it would depend on exactly what you did with it.

Copyright law is a rarity in that it specifically looks at your intention, rather than leaving that to the court to decide; so, for example, a screenshot for 'review purposes' would almost certainly (but not 100%!), be OK.

Point of interest, copying for the purpose of giving them free promotion (without specific agreement to do so) would NOT be fair use, in any circumstances; because you do not own the work, the decision to promote, fee-free or not, is simply not yours to make.

BTW I'm not a lawyer etc., etc.

[edited by: Quadrille at 2:55 am (utc) on Nov. 1, 2007]


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