Posted by Dr. Bob on August 2, 2001, at 10:47:39
In reply to Re: expert on internet copyright issues, posted by Dr. Bob on July 23, 2001, at 17:26:16
> > Does uchicago have a law school ?
>
> Hmm, maybe I'm spending too much time in cyberspace. :-) In fact, we do, just down the street, and there are a couple people I could try...I ended up trying someone who used to be down the street:
http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/lessig
And he responded:
> Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 17:56:37 -0700
> From: Lawrence Lessig
>
> This turns out to be a hard question. In my view, it is or should be fair use, but there is some authority to the contrary. Is there a reason you can't simply publish links?So, as I said, it's complicated. But I guess it doesn't have to be just left at that. IMO, there are three possible scenarios:
1. It can be pretty clearly OK. Simply posting a link, as suggested above, would be an example. This type of posting is encouraged.
2. It can be pretty clearly not OK. Posting a password that's intended for only your use would be an example. This type of posting is prohibited -- and if I become aware of such a post, I'll delete some or all of it.
3. It can be debatable. Posting without permission the full text of an article copyrighted by someone else would be an example. If access to the article were free, it would be more OK; if not, it would be less OK. This type of posting is neither encouraged nor prohibited, ie, is discouraged but allowed.
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/faq.html#copyright
How about that?
Bob
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