Re: copyright changes

On Wed, 9 Jun 1999, Craig Hayward <chayward[_at_]hbmaynard.com> wrote:
>
> I'm not saying I don't totally agree with you, but I think (at least
> in my experience) people are pretty good about agreeing to terms and
> conditions that are spelled out. In fact people have asked me about
> the disclaimer before and I've told them so they are clear. To
> educate using my drawing or idea is fine. To sell my ideas as someone
> else's, is not fine. This is what needs to be spelled out to more
> people. I think fair use needs to be spelled out more to people in
> these situations as well. I've worked in information retrieval and
> gathering and don't totally understand everything.

   The thing is, fair use does not have explicit limits - I mean, there are obvious cases that fall beyond the pale (making your own editions of copyrighted books to be sold at bookstores comes to mind), but from what I can tell most established limits on fair use are minimums, with acts over that needing a decision by the judiciary in the specific case. I for one am not in favor of "educating" people to ask permission for fair uses - as was noted on this list earlier, always seeking permission inherently weakens the rights protected by fair use.    

Lynn

Lynn Winebarger
<owinebar[_at_]indiana.edu> Received on Thu Jun 10 1999 - 12:28:02 GMT