Having been told at Kinkos, SirSpeedy etc. that it's not allowed, I am most surprised to learn otherwise. Howsomever, in so far as "Wayfarers in Walton" is concerned , I believe it will be in print, 3rd edition, in a few months. I will post the availability and price for all to know. Wayfarers is 885 pages and a hardbacked copy beats the pants off 885 pages of Xerox. Should the unexpected happen and publishing plans fall through I will also post that info. Walter ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bettie Wood" <nana321@txucom.net> To: <GAWALTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: 28 January, 2000 17:02 Subject: [GAWALTON] COPYING BOOKS > > Hi all, > I thought I would try to give some insight to copyright laws, or rather > copying a book as many of us have done. > This is taken from (Copyright Law section)<<SNIP>> > http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/ > More specifically from: > http://www.loc.gov/copyright/title17/chapter1.pdf > > 107. Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair Use > Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 & 106A, the fair use of a > copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or > phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for > purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including > multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or RESEARCH, is not an > infringement of copyright. In determining whether the use made of a > work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered > shall include---- > 1) the purpose & character of the use, including whether such use is of > a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes; > 2) the nature of the copyrighted work; > 3) the amount & substantiality of the portion used in relation to the > copyrighted work as a whole; and > 4) the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the > copyrighted work. The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself > bar a finding of fair use is such finding is made upon consideration of > all the above factors. > > Hope this helps those of us that are panicked for having copied an out > of print book for research. > Love Momma Walton <>< > >