It's a good example, and one I have used myself to show how silly the law
is. I would argue this is not for commercial gain, but no doubt others
would argue it is!
The EU was stupid to bring the concept of "commercial copying" in at all;
it's impossible to define 100% clearly and the situation will remain messy
for much time to come.
Charles
Professor Charles Oppenheim
Department of Information Science
Loughborough University
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From: "Leonard Will" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 2:39 PM
Subject: Re: Copyright changes and document delivery services
> In message <000801c28fd1$f628a1b0$8a5d7d9e@pc2000lsco> on Tue, 19 Nov
> 2002, Charles Oppenheim <[log in to unmask]> wrote
> >It is the purpose at the time of copying that counts. So if you knew
> >at the time of copying it had a commercial purpose, you cannot sign the
> >declaration form and must obtain a copyright cleared copy.
>
> Should I deduce then that if someone in business needs it for a specific
> project being done for themselves or their employer (whether or not the
> project is being paid for by an external client) it is commercial, but
> if someone needs it to improve their skills and to fit them to do
> additional work, thus allowing them to earn more, then it is not?
>
> The boundary still seems awfully fuzzy - most things I read improve my
> general knowledge of the field, though my choice of reading will be
> influenced by what I am currently working on.
>
> Leonard
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