--- Forwarded Message from Deanne Cobb <[log in to unmask]> --- >From: Deanne Cobb <[log in to unmask]> >Sender: [log in to unmask] >Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 14:08:53 -0600 >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: exercises making use of extracts from long literary works >Cc: [log in to unmask] >Disposition-Notification-To: Deanne Cobb <[log in to unmask]> >Return-Receipt-To: Deanne Cobb <[log in to unmask]> >Priority: HIGH Hi fellow LLTI'ers! I am currently working on developing some exercises using Hot Potatoes (www.halfbakedsoftware.com) with a French instructor here at the University of Regina. Some of these exercises make use of extracts from long literary works and ask students to judge whether or not the author would have used passe compose or imparfait for the verbs in the text. Students fill in the blanks. An example of this exercise is (temporarily at least) at URL E:\My Documents\Lrc\Development\HTML Pages\Hotpot\French\Intermediaire\exercises\x\pqp005.htm . Can anyone tell me whether or not exercises like these would be allowable under copyright? I believe that it would be because a) it is documented, b) it is only an excerpt of a larger literary text, c) we are doing something creative with it that adds a different purpose than what is intended by the author/publisher and, therefore, we are not simply stealing profits by re-producing replicas, d) it is for educational purposes and e) it is not for profit (since we are a public institution). Am I correct in this judgement? Am I missing anything potentially conflicting or arguable? Since the use of Hot Potatoes requires that these exercises be posted to the Internet we want to be sure that we are not infringing on copyright before proceding. Thanks! Deanne Cobb Language Lab Manager Language Resource Centre University of Regina