Re:Artistic? (Score 1)

these people are hand-watching every movie and creating a database to filter the movies. It's the same thing -- just accomplished in a different way. This is not fair use. I'm trying to thing through your reasoning here (sincerely, not sarcastically). What's the difference between your above argument and me gathering information and then selling a "tour's guide to New York City?" ...OK, NYC is a public place. How about an "unuauthorized biography" or a "guide to Disney World" (how to beat the lines, or 'what attractions are a waste of time')? Or perhaps a book or website being sold where someone has watched a movie, and tells you what parts of the movie you should "close your eyes/plug your ears?" (Please don't tangent on the absurdity of my example). Or, more realistically, a website that profits from collecting data on a movie to inform parents the exact content of a movie (i.e. how many 'f' words, or what violence is in the movie). There are probably better examples than what I'm able to come up with at the moment, but my point is, what is the infringement on gathering and databasing information of a thing that is already available to eveyone? Also, what does "RTFA" stand for?