Here is what I want to see when I click that link: a picture. Of a bacterium. Next to a ruler. Thank you.
UPDATE: My bad, there are plenty of pictures in the supplemental materials downloadable further down the page
UPDATE: My bad, there are plenty of pictures in the supplemental materials downloadable further down the page
https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/d2a49c29f981d0a8...
Image description: Filaments of a bacteria named Thiomargarita magnifica, placed next to a dime for scale. It is the largest bacteria ever observed, and each filament seen here is a single cell.
The trouble is that when writers are discussing scientific research, they could be sued if they use the images in the article without permission.
There needs to be an easy way to revenue share with publishers when these copyrighted images are used. It would definitely be a win-win scenario.
Often it is; the paradigm would be commentary. If you're going to talk about the image, to some extent it's necessary to let people see what you're talking about. Reproducing the Mohammed cartoons ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyllands-Posten_Muhammad_carto... ) in a discussion of them would obviously be fair use.
As with most aspects of the legal system, there is no standard for what is or isn't fair use.
Might you have to defend it? Maybe. Would you win? Assuredly.
Our courts don't operate based on who is on the right side of the law. They operate based on who has more cash to burn.