---- dmt11h...@aol.com wrote: Is it legal to read a book borrowed from a library in England? After all, you haven't paid for it. If not, why do we have libraries? I do not think that the copying of a pattern from a library book for personal use would be considered illegal in the US.----
In the US, public libraries pay a lot more for magazine/journal subscriptions because they will be used by more than 1 person (like a personal subscription). Public libraries have "rules" they follow, and memberships and fees to make their materials available to the public. This is how they can allow people to read their books and, therefore, I think it is also legal to copy (for personal use) from public library materials. However, organization libraries do not follow public library "rules", so I believe their materials are not actually legally available for members' copying. Many organizations such as lace guilds maintain a library because so few people know (or care) about copyright restrictions. The members pool their money and use it to buy books for all to use, but that is probably not legal. English Lace Society, like many other "private" (restricted-access) libraries, avoid organization liability by publishing the restriction--if someone goes ahead and violates the organization's policy, that's the person's liability. Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA robinl...@socal.rr.com Devon - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
