[Steppes] FYI - Color copies

Elaine Crittenden letebts at earthlink.net
Wed Oct 29 07:25:32 PST 2003


Perfect!
But, now I am confused as to just what (2) is interpreted to mean!

Lete

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>From: "Hanson, Bryan" <Bryan.Hanson at mbna.com>
>To: "'Barony of Steppes - SCA, Inc.'" <steppes at ansteorra.org>
>Subject: RE: [Steppes] FYI - Color copies
>Date: Wed Oct 29,2003,10:54 AM
>

> Lete Wrote:
>
>>Does anyone know the actual law giving permission for student use of
>>copyrighted materials? There are some other laws granting permission for
>>other uses, as well, if I am not wrong.
>
> The following excerpt is from http://www.copyright.gov/title17/.
>
> --------------------------------------
>
> § 107. Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use
>
> Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a
> copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or
> phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes
> such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple
> copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement
> of copyright. In determining whether the use made of a work in any
> particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include -
>
> (1) the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a
> commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;
>
> (2) the nature of the copyrighted work;
>
> (3) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the
> copyrighted work as a whole; and
>
> (4) the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the
> copyrighted work.
>
> The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself bar a finding of fair
> use if such finding is made upon consideration of all the above factors.
>
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>
> I think this is what you are looking for.
>
> Bryan
>
>
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