Re: the boundaries of educational use

I have not read Ruth Dukelow's book, so I cannot comment on any part of it. But her recent message implies that the limits of fair use photocopying are defined by the "official" guidelines that appeared in the 1976 congressional report. Most readers here may be aware of the strict quantitative nature of those guidelines (counting words, authors, etc.). One may choose to follow those guidelines if a conservative "safe harbor" is what you desire. We must acknowledge, however, that they are explicitly "minimum" standards of fair use, that they are not (not!) the law, and that other opportunities and rights of fair use exist beyond the scope of those meticulous standards.

Kenneth D. Crews
Associate Professor of Business Law
San Jose State University Received on Tue Mar 01 1994 - 23:34:10 GMT