Re: Re: Authors Guild

From: Keith Taber <ket354[_at_]yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 17:30:01 -0400

• Mike Bradley <mbradley[_at_]techpubs.com> wrote:

> But so what? Is helping to market a book a
> fair use defense?
>

No, but it is explicitly one of the four prongs of the test:

1. What is the character of the use?
2. What is the nature of the work to be used?
3. How much of the work will you use?
4. What effect would this use have on the market for the original or for permissions if the use were widespread?

As you said, google is driving sales. It is pretty hard for an author who has allowed their work to be published to complain about an activity that drives sales of that published work. But, if you've got the money, I'd be happy to make that argument . . .                 

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