It will be helpful to read some of the FAQs on copyright available by
anonymous FTP from rtfm.mit.edu [18.70.0.209], within directory
/pub/usenet/news.answers/law/copyright/ .  In particular you may wish to
read myths/part1 and question 3.8 found in faq/part3.  (The myths
document only has one part.  The complete copyright FAQ is in six parts.)
 
If you don't have direct access to FTP, you can obtain these documents by
email by sending a message containing the following
 
  send usenet/news.answers/law/copyright/myths/part1
  send usenet/news.answers/law/copyright/faq/part3
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