Is the complaint that Georgia State permitted professors to reproduce
vast amounts of copyrighted materials, or that they permitted professors
to reproduce a few pages each from a vast number of diverse sources?
Reproducing two pages from each of 30 different sources is a lot
different from reproducing 60 pages from a single source. Either way,
it's 60 pages, but is the test for fair use the number of pages, or the
number of pages from a particular source (fewer pages per source being
more likely to pass the fair use criteria)?
After all, the government has always operated on the principle that it
is okay to steal a little from a lot of people, but they will put you in
prison if you steal a lot from a few people. Of course, current
interpretations are that it is perfectly alright to steal a lot from
everyone.
One further thought: If you ask permission for a clearly fair use, and
the permission is denied, can you still use it?
I'll go back to drinking now. Rattle my cage if something important
happens.
Chas. Gaunce
Law Librarian
University of Texas at El Paso
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-law-lib@ucdavis.edu [mailto:owner-law-lib@ucdavis.edu] On
Behalf Of Don Mac Gregor
Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 12:35 PM
To: Law Library mailing list
Subject: [LAW-LIB:55333] Re: COPYRIGHT : ELECTRONIC TEXT: ISSUES : LAW:
CASES : LIBRARIES:
It says here:
The problem first cropped up a couple years ago, noted Patricia
Schroeder,
head of the Association of American Publishers, of which the plaintiffs
are members.
"A couple years ago, we noted a drop-off in universities seeking
copyright
permission as they shifted to the digital world," Schroeder said. "Even
though technology changes, the law doesn't."
The publishers allege Georgia State University permitted its professors
to
reproduce vast amounts of copyrighted materials and combine them into
course packets for students
Comment: So did Georgia State not seek copyright permission from the
publishers? If so, why not? Does Georgia State have a policy for such
reuse requests of electronic materials?
Remeber what Schroder said: "Even though technology changes, the law
doesn't."
Ask permission and you (most likely) will receive.
On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:16:49 PDT, "Law Library mailing list"
<law-lib@ucdavis.edu> said:
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