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

[Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer]

No: HPFGUIDX 12647

Hi --

ourobouros_1999 at yahoo.com wrote:

> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., aichambaye at y... wrote:
>  >
> > > Can we do this under "fair use"?
> <snip>
>
> 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?

There are several lawyers on the list, myself included.  But, Heidi is
our IP expert.  I believe your interpretation of "fair use" is correct.
You definitely cannot copy an entire book under the "fair use"
doctrine.  It would be far preferable to have someone take notes &
excerpt it for our review.  Heidi may have more detailed thoughts.

Penny


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