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The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the
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Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to
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study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a
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In other words, all the intellectual property of Robyn Hitchcock belongs to him (and his respective publishers) and is not to be used for purposes of profit or other non-educational motives.
The following passage is law in the United States of America but there are similiar
clauses in most countries.
§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The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself bar a finding of fair use if such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.
17 U.S.C. § 107 (1988 ed. and Supp. IV).