I don't understand the laws, but they have the machines so people don't
tear out pages.
My brother is a patent attorney, the laws are very interesting and
complicated.





>"Chefry" <dont.have.email@all> wrote in message
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>>On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 14:28:30 GMT, "menu boy" > wrote:
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>>>"Chefry" <dont.have.email@all> wrote in message
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>>>>On Fri, 09 Jul 2004 20:02:53 GMT, "menu boy" > wrote:
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>>>>>"Trivia" > wrote in message
>>>>>news:1ggo69m.1u8cn20esw074N%trivia.2.tish@spa mgourmet.com...
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>>>>>>Let's go to the library instead of going to alt.food.vegan
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>>>>>>Recipes for free!
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>>>>>>Ummm, are you going to sue libraries now?
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>>>>>That has nothing to do with copyrighting.
>>>>>http://www.copyright.gov/
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>>>>It has everything to do with copyrighting. Libraries even come equipped
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>>>with photocopiers
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>>>How does having a photocopier effect copyright laws? Read the laws and
>>>you'll understand why the library is not breaking them.
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>>Actually that's wrong. They are breaking them and there was a big stink in
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>>the courts a few years ago about libraries allowing photocopies and
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>schools photocopying
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>>textbooks
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>Stink? Was it a federal court case? Link please. Nothing short of a
>federal
>ruling would remove copy machines from libraries. Please *read* the
>copyright laws. www.copyright.gov
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