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I disagree.
If using the text and images from a site were black and white illegal, illegal and illegal, Google would have no business model and the 'preview image' extensions for Firefox would be banned.
I do believe you are much more clearly correct for news articles, however.
In the case of promoting a 'Featured Site' on the other hand, I believe that - like Google - we are doing 'fair use'...moreover,
we are doing a service to those we highlight in our posts by promoting them, including the work they've done to promote themselves.
I couldn't find the particular photo on the site. Others there (the one I noticed with credits) came from the Mayor's office, no doubt at taxpayer expense, to promote this Wisconsin Museum. I don't believe it is stealing to re-post that in an effort to do the same as the municipality was doing - promoting a great Wisconsin venue.
No doubt this institution covered the "time and resources to create the photo or text" on the rest of the site and paid the artists or writers...for the purpose of disseminating information about the institution. We have not cheated anyone out of their compensation, we've simply furthered the value.
You are correct, again, about giving attribution. And we need to be careful and just. Agreed.
My office is twenty feet from yours if you'd like to talk.
Regards,
Keith
