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From: dennis.l.erlich@support.com
Subject: AYTCH IN TROUBLE?
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lepton@panix.com (Mike O'Connor)

Andrew Milne <milne@crl.com> wrote:
| >     Erlich posted this statement on September 27, 1995, "As soon as the
| >scienos return my research to me, I will commence a fair use posting of
| >all the materials I am being sued for having posted in the first place.
| >This thread I will begin, Oat Tea - Fair Use, will systematically
| >explain and criticize every paragraph and sentence, point by point, that
| >El Rotundo makes.  I will review all of the material on both Exhibit B
| >and A of the suit.  So get ready for fireworks."

sgoehrin@copper.ucs.indiana.edu (scott goehring) wrote:
| Milnot, there is nothing at all illegal in Dennis (or anyone else)
| posting a thorough and devastating critique of any of L. Ron's
| droppings, quoting from said droppings as necessary to make one's
| points.  for Dennis to do so is perfectly in line with Whyte's order,
| because it is fair use and thus permitted.
|
| i have a copy of the fundamentals of thought which i intend to
| critique as time permits over the next month (the book is due back at
| the library on november 7th).  i'll probably counterpoint each posting
| with a few comments from Roy Wallis' book, The Road to Total Freedom,
| and any other material i feel pertinent.  the whole thing will be
| utterly and uncontestably fair use.

Mike:
>I am not a lawyer,

    Frankly, I have no idea (and could care less) *who* you are,
    Mike.  What *is* obvious about you is that your reading
    comprehension sucks.

>but I am fairly sure that _methodically_ quoting a
>document little by little in a series of postings, such that you have
>eventually posted the whole document, is not fair use, even if each
>individual posting, taken alone, would be considered fair use.
>
>Someone with legal background should check on this. I can't find it, but I
>read something recently on the Net (not in a.r.s) that mentioned this as
>an example of something that is not fair use. I don't want anyone to fall
>into a cult trap. I'll see if I can dig up the reference.
>
>I think it would be fair to answer questions, or make comments on
>different subjects, and in each posting, include a fair use quote
>applicable to the question. Even if after a while most of the document had
>ended up being quoted, it would be fair, since it was not done
>methodically. -Mike

    Jeeze, Mike, are you as brain-dead as Milne?  I said I would:

    "... systematically explain and criticize every paragraph and
    sentence, point by point, that El Rotundo makes.  I will
    review all of the material on both Exhibit B and A of the suit."

    "... systematically explain and criticize every paragraph and
    sentence ..."

    "... explain and criticize ..."

    Geddit?

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