Copyright and teaching: >From the USA law book: *the fair use *of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, t*eaching (including multiple **copies for classroom use*), scholarship, or research, *is not an infringement **of copyright.*
Just to remind that the law is very clear about teaching - it is considered as a fair use. The law simply says - teach whatever you like - including giving multiple copies for classroom use. Regarding the OUSA policy to ask permission from the relatives of a deceased creator - I find this puzzling at the least. If a person dies, the least we could do to honor and remember him and his work is by teaching it. What kind of harm can we make if we teach his model without his widow's approval? will she lose money over that? will she lose anything? law, as well as customs that spread in a community should make sense, and be of use. I think to ask a teacher to look for approval from the family of a dead creator is (and I am sorry if I my words are too harsh - moderator, you can mild down this line) bound to bury his work with him. To make my point, I checked several books, and encourage you to do that also - if there is no forbidding remark to teach the models included without permission, and since the law regard teaching as a fair use, I think OUSA, as well the community as a whole declare that for teaching purposes one should not need to ask anyone for permission. Come to think of that - what is the moral ground for a creator to forbid anyone to teach his work? it's against the spirit of the copyright law, and against the permission the law provides - how can you override the law? I really dont understand that. Best, Ilan
