It's obvious to me that the converse is true here as well... Fair Use is NOT theft.
I've seen plenty of photos of "The Bean" in Chicago, most of which aren't mine if I look really, really closely, but that's all ok. I'd be an idiot if I got upset by any other similar photos.
Clearly copyright needs to be updated for the modern era, but perhaps it's reputation that should replace it? Instead of focusing on the content, let's instead work to secure the sources of information, so that we know a story is from a given source, and everything has a digital provenance.
I've seen plenty of photos of "The Bean" in Chicago, most of which aren't mine if I look really, really closely, but that's all ok. I'd be an idiot if I got upset by any other similar photos.
Clearly copyright needs to be updated for the modern era, but perhaps it's reputation that should replace it? Instead of focusing on the content, let's instead work to secure the sources of information, so that we know a story is from a given source, and everything has a digital provenance.