Re: UKNM: Copyright issues

[Paul Sanders]

>The US 'Fair Use' loophole allows a lot of leeway for those who wish to use

>material for the purposes of 'education, comment, criticism, or parody' -

>and as far as I know it, this describes just about every site on the web!



Hardly a loophole! And definitely not 'US'!! It's enshrined in the WIPO

conventions, and is intended to prevent copyright owners using the law to

stifle the cultural life of the country.


The courts are usually able to distinguish between a genuine use and a

blatant attempt to use the provision to avoid paying royalties.


Cheers


Paul


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