Legalities around summarising Ray Franz's book 'Crisis of Conscience'

UnshackleTheChains

Hi all,

Just looking for some advice. I know there has been a lot of discussion around the book 'crisis of conscience' and copyright infringement on this forum. Hence the reason for my question.

In 2004, I couldn't believe my luck in finding this book in the city library. I read it twice within a few weeks. The second time I read it, I decided to jot down notes as wanted to hand the book back in to the library so that it was available to others. I was also paranoid my wife would see the book as still at the stage where I was only beginning to awaken.

As it turned out, I jotted down 40 pages worth of notes from what I think was the 2nd edition.

As it is so easy nowadays to simply speak into the microphone to type up the words, I was wanting to make available online the notes I jotted down from the book and put up online (free of course).

So, my question is whether I can do this without copyright infringement. I would be grateful for your thoughts on this matter.

vienne

If you don't quote extensively from the book; if you put everything in your own words, it's a new product. If you quote extensively you run afoul of the fair use provision of copyright law. Fair use allows only minor extracts for educational and review purposes.

UnshackleTheChains

Thanks Vienne,

I will take that on board. I will also see if I can seek permission from the copyright holder and send her a draft of my summary.

Listener

Unshackle, fi you send a draft to the copyright holder make sure you put a copyright statement on your own draft. so that your rights to your work cannot be misused.

UnshackleTheChains

Thanks listener

dubstepped

If the response time to your request is anything like waiting on the copyright holder to actually put the book out, you may die before getting a response. I'd just do it, following recommendations from people like Vienne above. It's actually great marketing for the book, too bad nobody can buy one.

UnshackleTheChains

Ok. Let's say, I type up all my notes that I had written down in 2004. 40 pages worth. I keep them as my own private notes, and don't put them on line such as a blog.

But let's say, I come on here and suggest that if anyone wants my typed up notes taken from coc, and I then email each individual requesting my notes directly. would that be ok/ legal?

So they are not being sold or put out as a book, they are simply my own notes I jotted down for reference to summarise coc.

wheelwithinwheel

http://fairuse.stanford.edu/overview/fair-use/what-is-fair-use/

Your notes and any commentary are yours.

I wouldn't be overly concerned about the copyright holder. As dubstepped implied, she can't even get her out-of-stock book published.

Londo111

A whole another can of worms...which is why this book should go into the public domain.

Moster

I purchased one in 2012. Didn't realize there was an issue buying one now. The .org handing that printing now too?

Legalities around summarising Ray Franz's book 'Crisis of Conscience'

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