-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter O'Byrne Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 7:00 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [OGD] "Bootleg" copies of botanical articles
............comments and opinions below, from li'l frog. The simple-English version of this sign says that you may not copy more than 10% of any single item. It then gives examples: a book, a poem, a recipe, or even a newspaper article are all 'single items'. (Can you imagine only having 10% of a recipe ??? ... fat lot of use !!!). 10% of the whole item is the upper limit under the "Fair Use" clause. ............... 10% of a cookbook is probably what is intended, not a single recipe. There is no exception for educational use ... Paul's "giving copies to students as part of a class project or assignment" is expressedly forbidden by the terms of the FTA ... it says so on the notice stuck on the top of every copier in our school. ................I believe Paul said the instructor could make a copy for his own use, but not distribute copies to his class. Nowadays, if I wished to copy a 10 page article in a journal, I would have to make 10 different trips to the library, not just one. And I'd be breaking the law on the second & subsequent trips. Of course, I wouldn't dream of doing anything so ridiculous as this, would I ?. ..................See above. I believe the language and intent is 10% of the publication, not each article. If you are researching a single aspect of a subject, you might only have to copy the relevant parts, and not the entire article. What you guys seem to be saying is that US copyright laws aren't enforced in the USA, but citizens of other countries are expected to obey them. Is that correct ???? .................We really don't have a cop standing next to each copier or scanner in the United States; and for academic purposes, it is usually easy to get permission to copy an article in limited quantities. Authors and publishers like to have their works spoken of in front of students. li'l frog Peter O'Byrne Singapore _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com