Download or read book Attorney General Opinion No. 1981-202 written by Robert T. Stephan and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Duplication of copyrighted musical scores for the use of judges at state music festivals constitutes an infringement of the United States copyright laws. It does not represent a "fair use" of such copyrighted material within the meaning of 17 U.S.C.A. section 107, even though it is for a nonprofit, educational purpose, because: (1) It does not constitute duplication for the purpose of criticizing or commenting on the copyrighted works themselves; (2) even if regarded as being for the purpose of comment or criticism, duplication of an entire score exceeds the permissible amount which may fairly be reproduced as legitimately necessary for critical review; and (3) such duplication is intended primarily as a substitute for purchasing the original works. Cited herein: 17 U.S.C.A. sections 106, 107.