Re: please help: case law re: mult copies classroom use, non-profit

On 10/16/06, Belvadi, Melissa <mbelvadi[_at_]maryville.edu> wrote:
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> Hello, all.
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> I work at an independent non-profit higher ed institution, and am trying to
> determine on behalf of my entire faculty whether our campus "general
> services" office, which is the campus copying center and is staffed entirely
> by university employees (no outsourcing or profit issues at all), can make
> photocopies of book chapters and journal articles for our faculty to pass
> out in face-to-face classes, under the "multiple copies for classroom use"
> clause.

No. You can't. Or at any rate shouldn't for books that are still in print. And I am a firm believer in a broad interpretation of fair use in most instances. But course packs made from copyrighted materials that are still available in the market are beyond what is allowed, or should be. If you or they want to do it, they or you should get permissions and pay royalties, if any.

Steve

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Prof. Steven Jamar
Howard University School of Law