3.239 copyright law, cont. (48)
Willard McCarty (MCCARTY@VM.EPAS.UTORONTO.CA)
Tue, 11 Jul 89 19:49:45 EDT
Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 3, No. 239. Tuesday, 11 Jul 1989.
(1) Date: Mon, 10 Jul 89 22:23:19 CDT (12 lines)
From: "Michael S. Hart" <HART@UIUCVME>
Subject: Re: 3.231 British copyright law (85)
(2) Date: Mon, 10 Jul 89 22:14:34 CDT (16 lines)
From: "Michael S. Hart" <HART@UIUCVME>
Subject: Re: 3.231 British copyright law (85)
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Date: Mon, 10 Jul 89 22:23:19 CDT
From: "Michael S. Hart" <HART@UIUCVME>
Subject: Re: 3.231 British copyright law (85)
re: Lou Burnard's posting of British Copyright(s) Law
Second Topic
Lou mentioned that one may not make electronic copies of works not in the
public domain. Does this limitation exist more extensively than the right
to make xerox copies? I was under the impression that certain academic
usages were given more freedom.
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Date: Mon, 10 Jul 89 22:14:34 CDT
From: "Michael S. Hart" <HART@UIUCVME>
Subject: Re: 3.231 British copyright law (85)
re: Lou Burnard's posting of British Copyright(s) Law
Am I to understand that it might be possible, for example, to remove all
the "markup" from something like the CD-ROM OED, so that it resembles
nothing more than a scanned version of the first edition, and that this
electronic edition would then be in the public domain - as a copy of the
first edition which is, I have heard, public domain due to its having
been published in 1888 and years following, but always prior to dates having
current copyright protection? Can anyone clarify such position on the texts
made from works certainly in the public domain, such as BYU/WordCruncher's
editions of Tom Sawyer, etc? I would greatly appreciate information on
this subject, pro or con, from any and all. Thank you.