I refer everyone to Science * Vol. 226 * 25 November 25 * Page 1315 --

 A New York Federal Appeals Court found that a Texaco Corp. scientist
was guilty of violating copyright laws by making 1 copy of each of 8
journal articles.  The issue was more complex than implied here but
apparently was related to what consitutes fair-use as is permitted by law.
The copies were filed for "possible" later use which was apparently
interpreted as stretching the fair-use provision.  This is not directly a
research administration issue, but it is an issue of research and the law
which faculty, etc. should know about.  I would guess we can all expect
more written guidelines from our respective university counsel offices
concerning their interpretation of what constitutes fair-use under
copyright laws.

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