Posted by Csaba Gabor on 12/03/37 11:53

Hey Jerry,
you better be careful about that wholesale quoting when replying to a
post. That's making a copy, after all ... and I wouldn't want you to
run afoul of any laws ...

Jerry Stuckle wrote:
> Csaba Gabor wrote:
> >
> > I'm no lawyer, but...
> > Don't you mean ->distributing<- it without their permission. To make a
> > copy isn't illegal, as far as I know. Anyone can save a web page
> > without fear of retribution as far as I'm aware, unless the material
> > itself is illegal.
....
> Actually, in the U.S., even making a copy is illegal.
> For instance, it would be illegal to go to the library photocopy a book (or even a
> newspaper or magazine article), even if it is for your own personal use.

This is not true. Here is a link as it applies to libraries:

http://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright_and_Fair_Use_Overview/chapter7/7-d.html

In addition to the interesting reading at the site above, I also called
the Greenville, SC main library and they have a photocopy machine that
the patrons may make copies on for $.15(!) per page. There are fair
use notices on the photocopy machine.

Csaba

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