USA law is the same as European/international law since about 1990 when the USA adopted the Berne convention rules. http://www.chipdir.nl/about/ under 'Legal stuff'
That's not quite true; we signed the Berne Convention in 1989, but since then many countries have made further changes in IP law (such as the WIPO treaty) which the US does not participate in. Also, "fair use" law is is a US statute applying only in the US.
At 2002-09-10 19:15 -0700, lcrocker@nupedia.com wrote:
USA law is the same as European/international law since about 1990 when the USA adopted the Berne convention rules. http://www.chipdir.nl/about/ under 'Legal stuff'
That's not quite true; we signed the Berne Convention in 1989, but since then many countries have made further changes in IP law (such as the WIPO treaty) which the US does not participate in. Also, "fair use" law is is a US statute applying only in the US.
I also thought that until recently but I think that article 15a of our copyright law of 1912 can be regarded as a fair-use clause. It says that it's allowed to quote from a work in an announcement, revue, polemic or work of science under certain conditions, among which is that no more of the original is quoted than is necessary.
But you're right in the sense that the Dutch equivalent of the word 'fair-use' isn't used. Is it used in USA law?
Greetings, Jaap
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