Lecture Notes Considered Infringement

I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "According to a new lawsuit, taking notes in class is copyright infringement. Of course, it's not quite that simple. The professor is partnered with an E-book maker that wants to sell the material themselves, and the people taking notes pay students to take good ones, then sell copies to everyone else. But that just means that the case will hinge upon whether or not lecture notes are fair use. Either way, I wonder how long it will be before you will have to sign a EULA whenever you walk into class"

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Re:Right to Read

[level_headed_midwest]

Nope, the essay is correct. The Democrats are much more in bed with Hollywood than the Republicans are. Just watch U.S. TV in a few months and you'll see actors and actresses lay praise on Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton and hurl epithets at John McCain. The DMCA was signed into law in 1998, which was during Bill Clinton's term.