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Copyright
Doctor James Schombert
21st Century Science
Lecture Series March - June 2004
Physics Department
University of Oregon
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Copyright Regulations for All Schombert Web Pages
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These pages are intended for the
education of UOregon undergraduates. A majority of the figures are taken from
NASA web sites, various educational web sites or scanned from the textbooks used
in the course. In general, I do not own nor desire the copyright of most of the
figures. Since this web site is open to the Net, the public is free to view and
educate themselves. Please do *not* write me asking for permission to figure X
or page Y. Odds are I do not own the original image and can not grant you
permission.
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Why am I not in violation of copyright laws with these web pages? The laws
are unclear at the present time, however, I consider these pages to be covered
by Fair Use standards, i.e. the use of an image here has the same impact as
xeroxing a copy for an overhead projector (like we used to do in the `old' days
before the Net). If you disagree with this interpretation of the Fair Use
standard, then please go someplace else to obtain your science information. I do
not make a `profit' from these web pages, so I do not see myself in violation of
copyright protection.
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