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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
Yes, but it's not the only relevant question. It's balanced against other aspects, like the purpose of the (potentially fair) use, and the nature of the work itself.
Fair use isn't decided by "does/does not this use negatively affect the income of the author?"
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Although, as an author, I do believe that "fair use" is primarily defined by what is fair to the creator, and secondarily the user... I do agree that certain uses, for example, public education, merit exceptions and adjustments.
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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
Copyright law needs a major overhaul, because the established aspects don't apply well to digital documents, which leads to both ridiculous restrictions on personal use, and terrible losses to authors whose works are appropriated without compensation.
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As related to e-books, yes. Certain other media have already worked out these issues to most everyone's satisfaction (television, for instance), and I expect many aspects of those other media would better apply to e-books than the present print-based copyright practices.
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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
I'd like to see the protections for educational use increased, or at least well-described, so that teachers and students understood how much is fair use. I wouldn't mind for-profit use, including reviews, parodies and transformative works, to be required to pay a simple licensing fee for amounts beyond incidental use. (This would require a lot more registration paperwork.)
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Interesting: You realize registration is another form of DRM?