Fw: Re: AIS: R&I's & copyrights

Let's see if this will go through, this time.

----- Original Message -----
From: "J. Griffin Crump" <jgcrump@erols.com>
To: <iris@hort.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 11:37 AM
Subject: Re: [iris] Re: AIS: R&I's & copyrights


> I hope I'm not misunderstanding what is being said here.  If it means
there
> is a concern as to whether we can cite information from the Registrations
> and Introductions, there shouldn't be any cause for worry.  In publishing,
> short passages or excerpts from copyrighted works may be quoted, as long
as
> proper attribution is made.  (This actually works to the benefit of the
> quoted source, which thereby is advertised.)  In our own case, we can
freely
> cite information from the Checklists and the R&Is in our communications
with
> each other.  On the other hand, I wouldn't feel comfortable with scanning
a
> page from an R&I or Checklist and transmitting it without express
permission
> from the publisher.  --  Griff
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Linda Mann" <lmann@volfirst.net>
> To: "iris- talk" <iris@hort.net>
> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 8:38 AM
> Subject: [iris] Re: AIS: R&I's & copyrights
>
>
> > John J tells me:
> > <the environment you cite falls under the exclusion for
> > educational purposes. That is not the case with the R&Is that have a
> > commercial basis. Revenue is generated by their sale and harm is done
> > to the copyright owner if the work is given away. derivative works are
> > protected as well.>
> >
> > So I guess that means we can't legally give away information in the
> > R&I's.  Apologies for stirring that pot again.
> >
> > --
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