Comment Re:yes (Score 1) 204
Technically speaking, a thumbnail is NOT the entire image. If you have an image that's of modest size... say 400x600, then reduce it down to 100x150, you are technically removing 225000 pixels... you are only SHOWING 15,000 of the total 240,000 pixels of the original work. This is only about 6.5% of the original work, which certainly falls under the fair use clause, as it's not a complete recreation of the original work.
Taking it a little farther, you have to realize that the thumbnail is not a completely accurate representation of the original image due to compression algorithms to make the image look similar to the original.
However, the simple fact of the matter is that you can't take the thumbnail and accurately recreate the original by resizing it back up.
Taking it a little farther, you have to realize that the thumbnail is not a completely accurate representation of the original image due to compression algorithms to make the image look similar to the original.
However, the simple fact of the matter is that you can't take the thumbnail and accurately recreate the original by resizing it back up.
