On 12/6/05, Justin Cormack justin@specialbusservice.com wrote:
On 6 Dec 2005, at 13:42, Fred Bauder wrote:
I think this is a clear case of fair use. It serves a public purpose. There is a problem and we all need to hear about it.
fair use says nothing about public purpose. Now a few excerpts would be ok, but not the whole thing. You can hear about it from CNN.
Actually, a number of copyright law commentators have suggested that "public purpose" may be a legitimate restriction on exclusive rights, as a form of "fair use". The claim was raised inartfully in RTC v. Henson, but I don't believe the court ever ruled on the merits of that claim (mainly because Henson is a freaking idiot).
Kelly
Kelly