Posted by Larry J. on 11/02/05 20:28

Waiving the right to remain silent, Seattle Eric
<noone@erehwon.gov> said:

> No reason to get copyright for this application: "fair-use"
> covers it.

Not true, and you should know this by now...


United States Code

TITLE 17 - COPYRIGHTS

CHAPTER 1 - SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE OF COPYRIGHT

Sec. 107. Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use

Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair
use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in
copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that
section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting,
teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use),
scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In
determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case
is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include -

(1) the purpose and character of the use, including whether such
use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational
purposes;

(2) the nature of the copyrighted work;

(3) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation
to the copyrighted work as a whole; and

(4) the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of
the copyrighted work. The fact that a work is unpublished shall not
itself bar a finding of fair use if such finding is made upon
consideration of all the above factors.

Additional copyright information may be found at:
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/index.html


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Larry Jandro
Video Engineering & Equipment Rentals
Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
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