Having actually written and had a book published, I don't have to "think
so".....I "know so"!! By the way, "copyright" refers to the written word,
not the memorized word, you dummy! (For the record, I don't care if people
copy whole books or parts of books. I do it myself all the time. I just
wanted to state the rules, since I actually know them.)
Bob
>I don't think so. If it were left to the whim of the author, they could
>write: "Under no circumstances may anyone opening this book read and
commit
>to memory any portion of this book." if they so desired. I really think
the
>copyright law speaks to the "fair use" issue that Chris has spoken of. If
>not, then here are my wrists--cuff me, copyright police!
>Surely I have transgressed your Fascist directive to not spread knowledge
and
>education amongst the young people of the world! 8^)
>
>--David C.
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