Head of S.F.'s Library Resigns Under Pressure (fw

[George Caldwell]

Years ago - things may have changed, maybe even significantly - when I
          was a military instructor, we had a short class on copyright
          law for trainers and teachers. We were given several valid
          and legal exceptions to what copyright restricts, including
          education without recompense. I am not a lawyer, but I
          submit, unless zendog is and is dispensing free advice -
          unusual for a lawyer - that it is not clear that sending the
          story in this venue was a violation of law. Nor is the
          opposing view. I am only speaking authoritatively of me
          experience, not the law. How about some research from you
          research librarians?

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My read of posts on this thread is that some people seem
to think the copyright law is a guideline, and that it is up to
each of us to decide whether or not we will copy and
distribute copyrighted material.  That how much copyrighted
material we will post is a personal ethical decision.

Is it not clear that sending this story was a violation of law,
and that posting it is either ignorance of the law or an act
of civil disobedience? 

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