[lbo-talk] Listserv legalities: public use of private sources - what are the rules?

Chuck0 chuck at mutualaid.org
Tue Oct 4 12:08:23 PDT 2005


Dwayne Monroe wrote:


> What are the rules regarding reproducing -- in whole or in part -- articles from
> closed, fee-based sources like the WSJ? Does doing so expose list members and
> managers to risk?

No, not really. If you were posting substantial amounts of their content, they would have a beef against you and the listowners, but if you are sending the occasional article from WSJ that falls well within the "fair use" provisions of the copyright law. Fair use allows people to share articles with groups of co-workers, students, friends, etc.

Chuck0



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