Re: [Air-l] Copyright issues on material transmitted to AIR-L

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.