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IP: MORE ON a DANGER TO SCIENCE and the usefulness of the


From: David Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
Date: Sun, 23 Nov 1997 11:20:24 -0500

 The critical language is this:


 `(a) CRIMINAL INFRINGEMENT- Any person who infringes a copyright
          willfully either--
                `(1) for purposes of commercial advantage or private
              financial gain, or
                `(2) by the reproduction or distribution, including by
              electronic means, during any 180-day period, of 1 or more
              copies or phonorecords of 1 or more copyrighted works, which
              have a total retail value of more than $1,000,
          shall be punished as provided under section 2319 of title 18.'








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