Re: Copyright and heresy

On Tue, 7 Feb 1995, James Cook wrote:
>
> To what extent is this case, and this issue, of import and force in
> the U.S.A.?

The concept of fair dealing under English law (and in other common law jurisidictions) is the origin of the US law of fair use. The analysis of a fair dealing defence looks at much the same stuff as the fair use defence. The English case may not be binding on US Courts, but it is very much on point and should be of interest in terms of arguments made and how the Court dealth with the issues. It may be of persuasive value in the USA, but you'd have to tell me about that.

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