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Fair use in US scholarly publishing
Author(s) -
Orlans Harold
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
learned publishing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.06
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1741-4857
pISSN - 0953-1513
DOI - 10.1087/09531519950145625
Subject(s) - sanctions , scholarship , publishing , fair use , law and economics , political science , law , sociology
US law sanctions the fair use of copyright matter for scholarly purposes but defines it vaguely. The definitions employed by publishers are reviewed. In practice, restraints on fair use seem to be growing. A strong defence is warranted by its importance both to scholarship and to society.