Just found this law on the net:
§107. Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair Use
Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a
copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or
phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for
purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including
multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or
research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining whether
the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors
to be considered shall include:
1.the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is
of a commercial nature or is for
nonprofit educational purposes;
2.the nature of the copyrighted work;
3.the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the
copyrighted work as a whole; and
4.the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the
copyrighted work.
The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself bar a finding of
fair use if such finding is made upon
consideration of all the above factors.
Please note the following lines above:
" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including
multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, IS NOT AN
INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT."
(my emphasis added)
" 1.the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is
of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;"
It seems that UNO has no legal ground to stand on...
charles
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