Subject: Re: Fair Use Doctrine From: Tmsjones Date: July 04, 1998 I'm not a lawyer. But the words which I quoted from the U.S. Copyright Office > seem fairly understandable to me. I think in essence that it mostly means > something like this: "no harm means no foul." > > I think the fundamental underlying purpose of copyright law is to protect the > rights of the creators of intellectual works to MAKE MONEY from their works. Steve, I can tell you are not a lawyer, if the words of the copyright law seem understandable to you! And remember, you have quoted only one section of a huge and very complex law. Several years ago I had a question about the copyright law, so I checked out a huge tome on the new law and brought it home to my husband, a lawyer. He told me immediately that neither he nor this big fat book could help me. The law (in all of its many parts and implications) had not yet been tested in court. That's what a couple of people here mean when they talk of court interpretations. As to your other point, that the law just protects someone's right to make money - it's more than that. Yes, an author should be the one who realizes the profits from his work. But there is also intellectual honesty involved. --Marie ==== SCROOTS Mailing List ==== Go To: #, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, Main |