Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology From: dennis.l.erlich@support.com Subject: COPYRIGHT AND TRADE S Message-ID: <9509240855.0CJBX00@support.com> Organization: L.A. Valley College Public BBS (818)985-7150 X-Mailer: TBBS/PIMP v3.35 Distribution: world Date: Sun, 24 Sep 95 08:55:27 -0700 Lines: 49 hud@netcom.com (Hud Nordin) (scott goehring) writes: >i believe you are stretching the language of the statute to mean >something it is not intended to mean. "fair use" generally is used to >permit the inclusion of one work inside another. Arnie's "work" in >this case consisted of nothing more than a reproduction of Fishman's >work. Arnie did not add anything else himself. i do not see how any >reasonable claim can be made that Arnie's work can be called a work of >criticism. Hud: >What is a "work"? A single posting? Who reads a single posting and >ignores the context? > >That's no more fair than reading a section of a book that is entirley a >quote and then declaring that part to be a copyright violation. > >It makes more sense to consider Arnie's work his entire history of >posting, not yet completed, a work in progress. And, it makes more >sense to consider Arnie's "work" but a contribution to a larger work, >created by us all. Usenet ain't your ordinary medium. >-- >Hud Nordin, Cybernetic Arts, Post Office Box 2066, Sunnyvale, California 94087 This is how I see it. My writings on internet are sections in a book I am nearly completed with. Each post I make will be a small section. Connecting narrative will give it structue and provide context. It is a work in progress and of course all rights to use of my writings in any other than non-profit educational context is strictly prohibited. Additinally the marks Dennis L. Erlich, "the inFormer", "that person", "tar baby", Uncle Uh-uh and the Undesirables, Crosstown Bus to Toad'l Freedom, Miss Cabbage, the poodle, poodleboy, Church , Droppings, Hubbard Communication Orifice, Body Raisins, and my sig (below) are trademarks of the inFormer Ministry. All rights are reserved. +--------------------------------------+ Rev. Dennis L Erlich * * the inFormer * * dennis.l.erlich@support.com + inForm@primenet.com "tar baby"