fair use

[J. Rouhier-Willoughby]

>Responding to both Tall and Udut:
>
>Section 107 of the Copyright Law of the U.S. covers fair use and is
>somewhat ambiguous. There are four factors that determine fair use:
>character of the use (commercial or non-profit; research or not); nature of
>the work to be copied; "amount" and "substantiality" of the copied portion;
>and, impact of the use on the "potential market for or value of the
>copyrighted work."

I have been told by my reserve librarian that having materials on reserve
also violates the fair use policy. Therefore, next year, I will not be
allowed to put any books or articles on reserve without permission. Has
anyone else had this problem?  JRW

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