Legal Question in Intellectual Property in Massachusetts

Personal e-copy of Book

Several people over the internet would like to take a math puzzle book and put it into an electronic text file. Each person will do a part of the book and one person will collect all parts. When the file is complete the collector issues the complete form to everyone who contributed but no one else. Proof of ownership of the original book is assumed by participation. The e-form is the complete book. This is for private use. No one is making any money. The book is not public domain. Is this legal?

Thank you.


Asked on 2/15/02, 5:29 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Lawrence Graves Coolidge & Graves PLLC

Re: Personal e-copy of Book

This most likely falls within fair use, and in any case I very much doubt that the copyright holder would raise serious objections to this project.

Best wishes,

LDWG

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Answered on 2/15/02, 5:40 pm


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