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Much of the material contained on these pages consists of work derived from other internet sources. We have them displayed here according to the good faith interpretation of the doctrine of 'fair use'. As much as possible, we have attempted to document original posting locations. With the constant ebb and flow of web sites, it is impossible to repost the flux of address changes. We are not trying to take credit for anyones' work, it is not done to infringe on copyright or to secure commercial return and the information contained here is for educational purposes only. If for any reason you feel that the use of your material on this site does not fall within the 'fair use' guidelines, please email the managers for prompt removal.

FAIR USE NOTICE OF *NEWS ARTICLES*. Many of the stories on this site contain copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making this material available in its efforts to advance the understanding of different issues related to this site. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in Section 107 of the US Copyright Law. If you wish to use such copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use'...you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.

In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml

United States Code: Title 17, Section 107 http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/unframed/17/107.html

Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, 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, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include - (1) the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes; (2) the nature of the copyrighted work; (3) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and (4) the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work. The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself bar a finding of fair use if such finding is made upon consideration of all the above factors.

United States Code: Title 17, Section 106 Chapter 1 - Subject Matter And Scope of Copyright http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/unframed/17/106.html

Subject to sections 107 through 120, the owner of copyright under this title has the exclusive rights to do and to authorize any of the following: (1) to reproduce the copyrighted work in copies or phonorecords; (2) to prepare derivative works based upon the copyrighted work; (3) to distribute copies or phonorecords of the copyrighted work to the public by sale or other transfer of ownership, or by rental, lease, or lending; (4) in the case of literary, musical, dramatic, and choreographic works, pantomimes, and motion pictures and other audiovisual works, to perform the copyrighted work publicly; (5) in the case of literary, musical, dramatic, and choreographic works, pantomimes, and pictorial, graphic, or sculptural works, including the individual images of a motion picture or other audiovisual work, to display the copyrighted work publicly; and (6) in the case of sound recordings, to perform the copyrighted work publicly by means of a digital audio transmission.

*SUBMITTED ARTICLE, PICTURE, ETC.* Many of our Articles, Pictures, and Stories are member submissions, and we do not know where ALL articles, pictures, etc., may came from, if from whom submitted them - or not. ( We do take the time to check if needed be, through search engines, to verify if said article is repeated - pictures and/or images are harder to find the owners of ). If there should be an Article, Picture, etc., here and you are the owner, please CONTACT us with proof of ownership, and we'll be more than happy to credit/link and or remove said article, picture, etc.

*Please state the name of the page the article or picture is on and name of said picture/article when you write us for prompt credit or removal.