[LM_NET] copyright and fair use

[Rachelle Wynkoop <rwynkoop@ALGONAC.K12.MI.US>]

I serve on a non-profit board (swim club) and had a copyright issue come up
last night.  The board would like to put copies of a guideline "The Ten
Commandments for Swim Parents" in the registration packet.  The copy does
have a person's name and the source the information was adopted from.  I
expressed concern that this does not put us in copyright compliance.  The
information was copied from a book and we need to request permission to copy
and distribute.  Of course, there is a lawyer on the board who assured
everyone that she could make it copyright compliant under fair use.  My
interpretation of fair use does not apply to this situation.  I believe the
contention is because we are non-profit, and not making profit from the
distribution, that we are ok.  I disagree.  I believe that we are required
to obtain permission.  Thoughts?  Suggested resources?

Rachelle Wynkoop
Algonac High School Media Specialist
Algonac, MI 48001
rwynkoop@algonac.k12.mi.us

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