[REUSE] Copyright media screenshots license

Matija Šuklje matija at suklje.name
Tue Jan 31 15:42:51 UTC 2023


Hi,

just a quick (not entirely) answer.

There is no “fair use” SPDX ID because “fair use” is not a license, it’s an 
statutory exception/defense in court, so technically no license is needed. 
Also do note that “fair use” is USA specific; UK has “fair dealings” and in 
continental Europe the exception you are looking for will most likely be 
“critique” and/or “citation”.

That said, it is a good question.

Perhaps checking how Wikipedia handles this, could be a good start as 
inspiration:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Non-free_content

And from there you could create a custom SPDX ID for each picture explaining 
why you think it’s OK for you to use it according to the law and to properly 
quote it (e.g. `LicenseRef-picture_Movie1_Shot2`).

Very much looking forward for others’ thoughts.


cheers,
Matija
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