Re: Copyright & The New World Economic Order

On Sat, 10 Jul 1999, M K Ramadoss <ramadoss[_at_]eden.com> wrote:
>
> On 7/9/1999, Harry Hillman Chartrand <h-chartrand[_at_]home.com> wrote:
> >
> > Even within the Anglo-American tradition, however, there are
> > significant differences. Consider the generic treatment of
> > exemptions from copyright infringement. In Canada, for example,
> > the operative concept is 'fair dealing' which, in essence, means:
> > Everything is an infringement unless specifically and clearly stated
> > in the law. By contrast the operative concept in the United States
> > is 'fair use' which, in the simplest terms, means: Nonprofit use is
> > fair use.
>
> Any comments on the "fair use" concept in the US?

I was just about to note that "nonprofit use" does not equate to "fair use". There are four factors determining "fair use" and a nonprofit use is not always fair use. By the same measure a commercial use can be (and has been found by the courts to be) fair use.

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Internet: glabbott[_at_]syr.edu Received on Mon Jul 12 1999 - 14:53:33 GMT