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From: chuq@sun.uucp (Chuq Von Rospach)
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Subject: Re: Copyright
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Date: Wed, 23-Jul-86 03:09:26 EDT
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> When we were taught about copyright law in library school, one of the
> first things that we were told is that saying it's so doesn't make it
> so.  This claim by publishers doesn't have the force of law behind it,
> and can be ignored.  Brief excerpts (with attribution) used for
> educational or illustrative purposes are perfectly legal, as long as
> they don't steal potential income from the publisher.  In short, the
> above claim by publishers is both silly and unenforceable.

All you say is true (more or less) except the last.  It is not both silly and 
unenforcable.  If the copyright restriction was not there, then there would
be no way they could enforce copyright.  Even if the restrictions go too far
(which they do) they give the publisher room to fight a violation in court
if it comes to that.  Since 'fair use' is such a grey area, the only real
way to deal with it is to restrict all rights and let the court decide fair
use on a case by case basis.

chuq
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