User talk:(WT-en) ArthurDent

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Taking some time out from compiling the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy to contribute here, I see... Unfortunately your contribution about Earth being Mostly harmless is a copyright violation of the entry for Earth in that esteemed publication. Please check Project:Copyright details; a short quote should contain much less than half the words from the original, otherwise we risk breeching the Fair use criteria. -- (WT-en) Huttite 06:22, 14 Apr 2004 (EDT)


 * Huttie, please, that is not a copyright violation. Even though IANAL, I seriously doubt you can claim copyright on two words. Besides, there should not be an "Earth" article anyway. It's redundant, and Earth is not a tourist location (ie. there is no way people can travel to Earth because they all originate on Earth. You don't call "going home" "tourism"). -- (WT-en) Nils 07:29, 14 Apr 2004 (EDT)


 * I merely want to avoid disputes with intergalactic publishing houses that publish intergalactic travel guides. Is using the whole entry from another guide Fair use? Probably not, even if the entry is only 2 words. -- (WT-en) Huttite 08:58, 14 Apr 2004 (EDT)


 * This is exactly why we don't have joke pages. Thank you, I wasted time on this now. -- (WT-en) Nils 09:25, 14 Apr 2004 (EDT)