Texaco's photocopying of trade journals not "fair use."

Article Abstract:

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled in American Geophysical Union v. Texaco, Inc. that researchers at Texaco did infringe on the copyrights of 83 scientific periodical publishers. Texaco claimed that the use by its scientists constituted fair use under copyright law. The Court considered the nature of the copyrighted work, the use, the degree of use and the economic effect on the copyright holder. The Court found that Texaco's use did harm to the publishers.

Scholarly periodicals, Copyright, Copyright infringement

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Intellectual property bill may eliminate electronic 'fair use.'

Article Abstract:

The introduction of a bill in 1998 to implement the World Intellectual Property Organization copyright treaties in the US raised concerns as to whether acceptance of the treaties would eliminate fair use of copyrighted material available online. Language in the bill is considered broad and vague, which may lead to inconsistent interpretation. Under the bill, fair use might be interpreted as a circumvention tool.

Online services, Internet services

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