From: utzoo!decvax!yale-com!brunix!gh
Newsgroups: net.followup
Title: Re: Massive copyright violations on the net
Article-I.D.: brunix.1101
Posted: Sun Dec 12 12:10:05 1982
Received: Mon Dec 13 02:37:56 1982
References: sdchema.327,unc.4367,alice.1266

Yes, it is probably a crime (or at least a civil offense against the author) to
photocopy a whole poem.  Authors have rights, too.  Just like recording
artists who lose half their rightful income to people with tape recorders,
poets are glad you appreciate their work, and would rather your appreciation
extended to actually paying for their work.