Re: [Phys-L] Fair use?

[Bernard Cleyet <bernardcleyet@redshift.com>]

On 2012, Jul 06, , at 12:34, chuck britton wrote:

> Perhaps the "Fair Use" exceptions have changed over the years??
>
> Used to be that a "Fair Use" sharing of copyrighted material had to include a 'spur of the moment' decision for limited, targeted sharing. You couldn't 'Plan' to share something with your classes each year.
>
> I can send the question to an Intellectual Property Lawyer with a physics degree if the level of interest is sufficient.
> .
> At 7:07 PM +0100 7/6/12, Dr. Keith S. Taber wrote:
> > If you mean legally - i.e. in the technical sense - of course not. If it was copyright material, and you have a subscription to access for personal or institutional use, but did not have rights or permission to pass it on to others, then you technically acted improperly (illegally), even if you were well meaning and the authors would be glad to have their work spread.
> >
> > Clearly you know that (you will have had to agree to the condition of use relating to your access) ... so I assume you mean is it 'fair use' in some folk rather than technical sense. In the same way that we all know that moving objects soon run out of impetus and come to a stop unless we act on them with a force. Is that the kind of fair use you are interested, rather than a principle of inertia (i.e. technically correct) version?
> >
> > Best wishes
> >
> > Keith


Well, I'm interested!     My query was prompted by one of the four to whom I sent the PDF of the current AJP article on clock escapement.  He thought I was violating copyright.


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