Anne-
If you don't get an answer from anyone on this - you might try emailing the
US Copyright Office. I have done that in the past in regards of what I could
post online and they answered promptly.
Paula
From: Czaplewska(a)aol.com
Reply-To: WIGEN-L(a)rootsweb.com
To: WIGEN-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: [WIGEN-L] Copyright and plats...
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 12:00:29 EST
Morning,
I have an awesome 1945 plat map from Rockford Map Publishers...they tucked
a
note inside (they gave me a discount for the Shawano GenWeb Project) and
the
note says that it's copyrighted, I can buy a license for $100 for 1 year,
otherwise no copying of any shape or form, basically. I understand that.
Question: Fair use? I clipped the following from a copyright site...
Fair Use.
Fair use or fair practice is utilization of a portion of a copyrighted work
"as is" for purposes of parody, news reporting, research and education
about
such copyrighted work without the permission of the author.
If I create an index online and would copy the section of a township
someone
requested and email just that section for genealogy research, would that be
covered under fair use? I'm just asking....I hear Leavenworth is cold this
time of year..or should I say Danbury?<g>
Thanks,
Anne
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