I wrote: >a facsimile is by definition not an original work. The >question has been decided in a published federal trial court decision, but >not by a federal court of appeal.
Stewart McCoy at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'm afraid I don't know what the legal situation is in America. We > usually rely on Howard Posner's expertise when it comes to legal > matters. There's a scary thought. >If I remember right, his last e-mail on this subject seemed > to suggest that the situation wasn't absolutely clear. "seemed to suggest that the situation wasn't absolutely clear" is very well put. A trial court opinion is not the last word on the subject, but it's fairly persuasive authority when it's the only word on the subject. HP
