At 11:51 PM 3/13/99 -0800, you wrote: >Since the article is published on the web, and the posting included the >author's name and referenced where it came from, I don't think you would run >into any copyright problems. I'm no lawyer, but that is the way I have >approached this sort of stuff in my own web stuff. If someone knows that I >am totally wrong, I would be interested in knowing since I do this >occasionally. I too am not a lawyer, but I am a librarian with considerable knowledge and experience in copyright and related intellectual property issues. There is no way that distribution of multiple copies of ANY copyrighted works can be considered "fair use" or any other legal sort of copying without the permission of the copyright holder. (And, for those who've forgotten, ALL text or images are copyrighted upon the act of creation, and do NOT require registration, though that does give extra protection to the owner). Note that I'm not suggesting that the copyright owner will object, file suit, or anything else. But I also firmly believe in teaching, and doing our best, to do what is right and legal. cheers dan -- Dan Lester, 3577 East Pecan, Boise, ID 83716-7115 USA 208-383-0165 [log in to unmask] http://www.84.com/ http://www.idaholibraries.org/ http://library.boisestate.edu/ http://cyclops.boisestate.edu/ http://www.lili.org/ http://www.postcard.org/ http://www.homesight.org/