Club copy of book-- D.C./Lib of Congress

[ourobouros_1999 at yahoo.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 12641

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., aichambaye at y... wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., rainy_lilac at y... wrote:
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> > 
> > Well, if she has published it, then the Library of Congress 
should 
> > have a copy, right? Could we borrow it on interlibrary loan and 
> > photocopy it? 
> > 
> > Can we do this under "fair use"?
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I'm not a lawyer, but under my understanding, "fair use" only applies 
to excerpts, that can be used in various ways permissible under the 
law, such as for book reviews. So if someone grabbed the book, read 
it, and wrote a review to the list with certain relevant excerpts, I 
think the statute would cover it. Since we aren't making any money 
off of this, I think the actual intent of the law (to stop copyright 
infringement in business) wouldn't matter so much, but since this 
person is so litigious, it wouldn't hurt to get a clearer opinion. Is 
there a lawyer on the list? 

Personally, I'm content to ignore Ms. Stouffer's legal efforts, as 
the courts seem to be saying they pose little threat to the 
publishers. 

Charmian