Re: Academics and coursepacks

Laurel Jamtgaard <laurelj[_at_]arl.org> wrote:
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> Does this mean that H.R. 2652 excluded liability for extraction of
> "copyright-expired" ... works per se?

I think you are right in what I think you are thinking: A collection of Shakespeare's works would consititute a "collection of information" under H.R. 2652. Any SINGLE work of Shakespeare's (one play, one sonnet) could be extracted from it freely. But extraction of MORE than one would constitute a "misappropriation" under H.R. 2652 if the extraction could be characterized as qualitatively "substantial" (even if only two plays were taken, the taking might be found to be "substantial" if the plays were "Romeo and Juliet" and "Macbeth") and if it could be held to interfere with actual or potential markets for the collection.

Tim Phillips
<hrothgar[_at_]telepath.com> Received on Sun Jul 12 1998 - 17:25:10 GMT