On Wed, 23 May 2001, Christian Nelson wrote:
Ed Lamoureux wrote:
for what it's worth . . .
I don't think that this listserve is what the law refers to by "educational purpose." I've always interpreted that to mean a class . . .
I'm pretty sure the full text of the law states that doing research is an activity with an "educational purpose" they meant to exempt via "fair use," and this list's discussion is definitely an aid or adjunct to research if not an integral part of doing research.
Ed: sorry...but I also disagree pretty strongly with this. This list isn't doing research. It's chatting. It may be learning about research issues...but list members are neither signed up for credit for a class, nor are they engaged in active research as part and parcel to their participation here. I don't buy it. Further, even if one of us is doing research, we aren't all on/in the same project...so forwarding us copyright protected stuff goes outside the intent (in my view). Of course....I'm no lawyer . . . and this is a brave new frontier.