Posted by stjames on July 22, 2001, at 23:48:14
In reply to About .03 percent of PB posts violate copyrights, posted by JohnS on July 22, 2001, at 17:39:28
> > You are talking about a rare event that occurs on PB.
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> It is a rare event, yes. It occurs on PB, yes. It is rare in the genre of medical discussion boards, because most board operators do not allow it, they say so in their FAQ, and they delete offending posts when they occur. It occurs on PB because a person who apparently operates this board without benefit of legal counsel allows it to occur.
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> > there will always be people who do not follow fair use guidelines
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> Then let's encourage the web-master here to delete their unfair postings?
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> > you seem to want to make dire predictions for what will happen to the internet based on 20-something articles improperly posted on PB in the past 2 years
james here....All of this falls under "Fair Use" per this test:
< Quote >
The four fair use factors:
1.What is the character of the use?
2.What is the nature of the work to be used?
3.How much of the work will you use?
4.What effect would this use have on the market for the
original or for permissions if the use were widespread?< end quote >
( from http://www.utsystem.edu/OGC/IntellectualProperty/copypol2.htm#test )
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