UK copyright law states that copying is only permitted if requested by a specific individual for that individual's research or private study. As long as the transport protocol does not allow any third party (who has specifically requested the item) to view and potentially download or copy the item, so it is only available to the requestor, it is likely to be permitted under fair dealing. I don't know enough about the technology being discussed to be able to say whether that would be the case or not.
Charles
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Sorry to return to this.
As I understand the arguement goes that by including a eprint request link/button it is OK to email the publishers pdf as this is the same as sending a copy through the post.
A computing colleague has asked why is ths different than displaying the pdf on the screen of the requester's screen as http is just another transport protocol?
Ricky Rankin
Principal Analyst
Information Services
Queen's University Belfast
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