"Although documents placed on the Web are easily copied, this does not
mean they are not subject to copyright law, so it is not always appropriate
to download them directly".
You'll notice that the phrase "not always appropriate" is deliberately
woolly. Can anybody provide a more enlightened assessment? Is a document
placed on the web OK to copy? My understanding is that most agents do
so in their normal course of operation, so if it isn't OK (as I suspect),
then does being a robot really make any difference?
Thanks for any help,
Tony Rose
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Dr TG Rose Senior Research Scientist Canon Research Centre Europe Ltd
20 Alan Turing Road, Surrey Research Park, Guildford, Surrey GU2 5YF
email: tgr@cre.canon.co.uk tel: +44 1483 448807 fax: +44 1483 448845
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