Re: Stallman Admits to Copyright Infringement
On Thu, 18 May 2000, Paul Serice wrote:
) Jimmy O'Regan wrote:
) >
) > On Tue, 16 May 2000, Paul Serice wrote:
) >
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)
)
) Thank you for the pointer to www.loc.gov. There I found the
) following under the FAQ for Copyright:
)
)
) 47. How much of someone else's work can I use without getting
) permission?
)
) Under the fair use doctrine of the U.S. copyright statute, it is
) permissible to use limited portions of a work including quotes,
) for purposes such as commentary, criticism, news reporting, and
) scholarly reports. There are no legal rules permitting the use
) of a specific number of words, a certain number of musical
) notes, or percentages of a work. Whether a particular use
) qualifies as fair use depends on all the circumstances.
)
) No matter how broadly you read the "fair use" exception, it does not
) cover Stallman's actions. "Fair use" applies to copies that do not
) take the essence of the work. Making a complete and perfect copy of
) the original by definition is not "fair use." Furthermore, Stallman's
) purpose in making the copy is not to help educate others on the
) content of what he copied.
Are you being disingenuous here? I think you may try going further than
the FAQ, and to the actual laws and treaties. I would have thought it was
most apparent that the answer you quoted refers to *derivative works* as
it refers to quotations.
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