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Using Newspapers in the Classroom
Author: "Patrick H. O'Neil" poneil@ups.edu
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 1997 08:32:17 -0800
In response To Wade Riddick's comments about the use of newspaper articles
on a website and this being a violation of copyright law, it is not at all
certain that this is the case. To take one example, Virginia Tech has moved
forward with an ambitious project to convert their reserve library section
into PDF on the web, giving students the ability to download these
documents from remote sites at their convenience. VT is relying on the
guidelines provided by the Conference on Fair-use, which can be found at
http://www.cc.columbia.edu:80/~rosedale/guidelines.html
In my search to find the "absolute truth" regarding what is and is not fair
use, I have found that much of this remains open to interpretation, debate,
and ongoing litigation (note that some websites are attempting to restrict
even hyperlinking a site, saying THAT is an infringement of copyright! If
this were to pass legal muster, the web would be webless!). In short, what
you can and cannot do still lacks a bright line. For those with an
interest in this debate I recommend the website and discussion list of the
Coalition for Networked Information: http://www.cni.org.
Patrick H. O'Neil, Ph.D.
University of Puget Sound
Department of Politics and Government
Tacoma Washington USA 98416
253.756.8219 fax 253.756.3500
http://www.ups.edu/polgov/oneil
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