I'd like to second Jonathan's points, and extend them by instisting that ultimately, definitions of "copyright" and "fair use" are established not just through court decisions, but through social practices that involve conflict and struggle. To the extent that we, as academics, want to insist on greater opportunities for free and open dialogue about mass culture - including sampling (the regulation of which has hamstrung the aesthetic development of rap as an artform of critique and engagment), quotation of song lyrics (an ongoing issue for scholars and critics of popular music), appropriation of literary material (as in the current Wind Done Gone controversy), etc. - we have a responsibility to push the boundaries of "fair use," and not accept the tightly constrained version copyright owners promote. That said, I agree that it's not fair to put the burden for this on Jeremy. -- Ted Friedman Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Georgia State University (404) 463-9522 tedf@gsu.edu http://www.tedfriedman.com