In a message dated 5/23/01 9:17:28 AM Eastern Daylight Time, jhuns@vt.edu writes:
However, one can distribute within fair use guidelines, which is distributing the first paragraph a link to the rest.
Lord knows I've been guilty of this sort of thing and have see the issue raised elsewhere. On reflection I agree generally with Jeremy's view. However, the characterization of fair use is not accurate. Determination of fair use varies quite dramatically between contexts, and I've not seen any case law covering the topic vis-a-vis e-mail lists of any sort. (What if the article is just one paragraph?) As a practical matter on a list, I would prefer being informed *about* an article that someone thinks is important--as with other forms of lit reviews. And if a brief, relevant quote from the article helps to make the point, that's great. Cheers, Bob Briggs Westport, MA