Klarinet Archive - Posting 000035.txt from 2009/02

From: Jonathan Cohler <cohler@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] Derivative Works
Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:15:56 -0500

Not relevant to the case of sheet music.

--Jonathan

> > Schools are non-profit institutions of education.
>> They are clearly and explicitly exempted in the
>> fair-use section of the law, which I quote again
>> below for your reference. In fact for educational
>> purposes, you can even make "multiple copies for
>> classroom use" as explicitly stated in the law.
>>
>
>There actually is significant case law in the realm of "course packs"
>(material copyrighted but copied by both professors and external
>companies). If you care to read through the cases, you;'ll find ...
>
>"sometimes you win, sometimes you pay a lot of money".
>
>
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Jonathan Cohler
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International Woodwind Festival
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