[thechat] Omigod the hatred...

[Martin Burns]

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On 9 Jan 2005, at 00:04, David Wagner wrote:

> Second, the legal issue: although I can't speak for Madhu's position
> as an Indian citizen, I can direct you to the U.S. "fair use" concept
> within copyright law. A full description can be found in <a
> href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use">Wikipedia's "fair use"
> entry</a>.
>
> An important excerpt:
>
> <strong>Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the
> fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in
> copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that
> section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting,
> teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship,
> or research, is not an infringement of copyright.</strong>
>
> I am not a lawyer,

Agreeing with your argument, however, on the above, despite the 
disclaimers, could everyone please resist the urge to cite their own 
local laws beyond its jurisdiction?

Cheers
Martin
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