Re: Pluto's OK


"Herb Schaltegger" <herb.schaltegger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 12:58:54 -0500, Ami Silberman wrote
(in article <ed1v90$e9u$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>):

Only within the "fair use" doctrine, which specifically states that you
can't

use the whole thing, or even large chunks.

Um, that's not quite what the Copyright Act itself says unless it's
been amended recently. Here's what the Copyright Office says about
fair use:

<http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html>
You are, of course correct. "Specifically states" is too strong. However, in
general, in academia, you can't get away with handing out entire chapters of
in-print books (especially textbooks) to your class without first getting
permission from the copyright holder -- complete books are pretty much right
out (although my wife was able to get permission to distribute photocopies
of an out-of-print book to one of her classes.)


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