[bksvol-discuss] Re: Quoting synopses from other sources
- From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 14:41:42 -0800 (PST)
Thanks, Bob--chuckle.
G.Cindy
--- Bob <rwiley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Cindy, I have forwarded your message to my lawyer,
> and should have a
> response and a bill in six weeks which I will
> forward to you.
>
> <lol>
> Bob
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Grandma Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 6:22 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Quoting synopses from
> other sources
>
>
> > There was quite a discussion about this a while
> ago. I
> > read the copyright law, i.e., the part that
> pertains
> > to this question, and it seems to me that as long
> as
> > only a few sentences are taken and the source
> quoted,
> > and the quote put in quotation marks, there's no
> > problem.
> >
> > I just checked again, and I interpret the
> following to
> > mean that if we just take a few sentences or even
> a
> > short paragraph we're o.k.
> > http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html
> >
> > We're using it for "nonprofit educational
> purposes"
> > we're not adversely affecting the potential marked
> > value of the oopyrighted work--in fact, quite the
> > contrary. And we're "quoting excerpts in a
> review.."
> > (sort of. smile
> >
> >
> > "Although fair use was not mentioned in the
> previous
> > copyright law, the doctrine has developed through
> a
> > substantial number of court decisions over the
> years.
> > This doctrine has been codified in section 107 of
> the
> > copyright law.
> >
> > Section 107 contains a list of the various
> purposes
> > for which the reproduction of a particular work
> may be
> > considered �?ofair,�?� such as criticism,
comment,
> > news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and
> research.
> > Section 107 also sets out four factors to be
> > considered in determining whether or not a
> particular
> > use is fair:
> >
> > 1.
> >
> > the purpose and character of the use,
> including
> > whether such use is of commercial nature or is for
> > nonprofit educational purposes;
> > 2.
> >
> > the nature of the copyrighted work;
> > 3.
> >
> > 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 distinction between �?ofair use�?� and
> > infringement may be unclear and not easily
> defined.
> > There is no specific number of words, lines, or
> notes
> > that may safely be taken without permission.
> > Acknowledging the source of the copyrighted
> material
> > does not substitute for obtaining permission.
> >
> > The 1961 Report of the Register of Copyrights on
> the
> > General Revision of the U.S. Copyright Law cites
> > examples of activities that courts have regarded
> as
> > fair use: �?oquotation of excerpts in a review
or
> > criticism for purposes of illustration or comment;
> > quotation of short passages in a scholarly or
> > technical work, for illustration or clarification
> of
> > the author's observations; use in a parody of some
> of
> > the content of the work parodied; summary of an
> > address or article, with brief quotations, in a
> news
> > report; reproduction by a library of a portion of
> a
> > work to replace part of a damaged copy;
> reproduction
> > by a teacher or student of a small part of a work
> to
> > illustrate a lesson; reproduction of a work in
> > legislative or judicial proceedings or reports;
> > incidental and fortuitous reproduction, in a
> newsreel
> > or broadcast, of a work located in the scene of an
> > event being reported.�?�
> >
> > G.Cindy
> >
> >
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