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by srynas on Tue Aug 15, 2006 at 05:59:55 AM PDT

Our terminology is getting a bit sloppy. The phrase "you have no right to make any copies of the work." is technically incorrect. Copyright law allows the holder of the copyrighted material, under fair use, to make copies without the permission of the copyright holder. It is an allowable use not a right. Additionally please see Section 106 for a listing of exclusive rights that the copyright owner is entitled too. Based on Section 106, the holder of the copyrighted material would be free (allowed) to use the copyrighted material in any manner or use not prohibited by Section 106.

Please see Copyright Law of the United States of America for a review of what the copyright law allows and prohibits. Below is a partial excerpt from Section 107.

§ 107. Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use38

Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 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 --



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