But since the book is no longer commercially available, and therefore the author's estate and publisher will suffer no financial loss, and the user intends to properly cite the work, isn't a photocopy of the relevant sections "fair use"?
Jeff-- ________________________________________________________ Jeffrey J. Lusk, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Research Associate Department of Forestry & Natural Resources and Purdue Climate Change Research Center 715 West State Street; Pfendler Hall West Lafayette, IN 47907 Phone: 765-494-9701 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.geocities.com/jefflusk2002 ________________________________________________________ |-----Original Message----- |From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:ECOLOG- |[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kibbe, Doug |Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 1:33 PM |To: [email protected] |Subject: Re: Update to "trying to find a book," COPYRIGHTS? Length of |copyright | | Copyright is good for the life of the author plus 70 years | |-----Original Message----- |From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news |[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] |Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 8:48 AM |To: [email protected] |Subject: Re: Update to "trying to find a book," COPYRIGHTS? | |------ Original message from "L. Brian Patrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: |-------------- | | |[snip] |> 1 person was quite adamant about not photocopying/scanning the book, |> saying it is a "blatant violation of copyright" and I would "be |stealing |> right from [the authors'] pockets." Is it okay for me to |photocopy/scan |> the whole book if both authors are dead, the book is out of print, the | |> publisher is defunct, and there are no copies to be located despite an | |> enormous effort to find a copy? I would not be distributing the |> material, nor would I be using it for a class or with students or |> others-- pretty much for my own use only. |> |[snip] | |I believe it is against the law, regardless of status of authors or |intended use. There may be a time limitation on the copyright, but |suspect that it is more than 10 years. A google seardh for copyright |law might yield more specific information. | |Bob Mowbray
