Re: E-mailing newspaper articles fair use?

On Wed, Feb 10, 1999, Betsy R. Cramer <betsrob[_at_]aol.com> wrote:
>
> Is copy/pasting newspaper articles to another or to others because of
> their assumed interest permitted as a fair use exception to copyright?
> Increasingly, I see newspaper/magazine articles passed around, sometimes
> with the name of the newspaper, sometimes not; sometimes exercepts,
> sometimes the complete article. I believe that most articles are by
> contract with the copyright held by the publication.
>
> (I am new to this list so forgive, please, if this not arcane question
> has been discussed and rediscussed, etc.)

Republishing and/or distributing a copyrighted news article in its full unedited form is an activity for which permission of the copyright owner is required.

Bob Cumbow
cumbr[_at_]perkinscoie.com
206-583-8566 Received on Thu Feb 11 1999 - 17:44:01 GMT