Wide impact seen for photocopying case
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The US District Court for the Southern District of New York has ruled in American Geophysical Union v. Texaco Inc that for-profit companies who allow employees to photocopy copyrighted journal articles are in violation of the fair use doctrine of copyright law. The Texaco decision will significantly impact corporate libraries if upheld on appeal. This was a class action case by six publishers and others in similar situations claiming that Texaco employees' in-house photocopying of journal articles constituted copyright infringement. The plaintiffs stipulated that the only issue was fair use doctrine enunciated in Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1993
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Photocopying articles may not be 'fair use'; 2d Circuit Texaco decision limits the ability of employees to photocopy articles for research
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The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled in American Geophysical Union v. Texaco, Inc that Texaco was guilty of copyright infringement due to unauthorized photocopying of articles from the Union's scientific and technical journals for research. The Court rejected arguments that this photocopying was widespread, reasonable and fair use. Corporations and law firms will undoubtedly review their policies on photocopying copyrighted material in light of Texaco and investigate licensing arrangements with publishers or the Copyright Clearing Center.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1995
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DMCA resists challenges, despite recent acquittal
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Two rulings dealing with the anti-circumvention of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act are discussed, Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Corley and U.S. v. Elcom Ltd. The rulings sought increased legal protection for asserted digital rights.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 2003
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