Posted by pomerado on 11/05/06 17:09

jayembee wrote:
> spam@uce.gov (Citizen Bob) wrote:
>
> > Fair use includes sharing as long as it is not for monetary gain.
>
> Try telling that to a college professor who wants to photocopy
> journal articles for his class.

"nonprofit educational purposes" is specifically noted in the fair use
description portion of the current copyright law.

http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html#107

In my own experience, professors routinely hand out copies of journal
articles.

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