> It would appear that what I propose doing is both morally and legally sound,
> and a legitimate endeavour to protect copyrighted material. The article
> makes it clear that "fair use' is not a right granted by either existing
> legislation or treaty
It depends how you look at it. The Universal Copyright Convention
(international law) makes specific provision for countries to create fair
use rights as they feel appropriate - a well-designed loophole. Section
IVbis:
http://www.cni.org/docs/infopols/US.Universal.Copyright.Conv.html
> but rather that it is an occassionally successful
> defense of copyright infringement.
That's definitely not true in the US and the UK, and I'd be very surprised
if it was true in Canada. Fair use is not "how much you can get away with"
but an established legal use based on the above part of international
copyright law.
Gerv
