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Copyright

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Sect. 107 Copyright Act

Notwishstanding the provisions of sections 106 & 106A, the fair use of copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified in 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.

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Factors in determining fair use

1. The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is commercial in nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;

2. The nature of the copyrighted work;

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3. the amount and substantiality or the portion used in relatin to the copyrighted work as a whole; and

4. the effect of the use upon the potential market value of the copyrighted work.

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The fact that a work is unpublished shall not in itself bar a finding of fair use if such finding is made upon consideration of all the aforementioned factors.

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Some implications

• Today almost everything is copyrighted the moment it is written.

• Copyright is violated whether you charge money or not.

• Postings on the net are not granted public domain status.

• Fair use doctrine applies to all media.

• Copyright is not lost because an author doesn't defend it each and every time.

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also

• "Fan fiction" or derivative works are a violation of copyright.

• Copyright law is civil law where standards lower than criminal litigation proceedings.

• Don't rationalize that you are helping someone advertise when you violate their copyright to intellectual property.

• Posting e mail from others is a violation of privacy, summations of e mail are not.