[LM_NET] Copyright - LM_NET postings

[Floyd Pentlin <fpentlin@UCMO.EDU>]

I've looked at the Stanford Copyright and Fair Use Site mentioned by Nancy Willard, 
but didn't see this question addressed.
 
There are so many great postings from LM_NET that I would like to have my students 
reflect on. I can't seem to make the search mechanism in LM_NET work very well for 
me in trying to retrieve information - even when I know the poster or the date of a 
posting.
 
What are the rules for my collecting postings on a certain topic from various 
posters and giving them to my students to discuss -- either in a Google document, 
collected on a wiki, or in a Word document? Does it make a difference if the 
collected information is publicly available versus only within the class?
 
I assume this would be transformative and would fall under different rules than 
fair use. Or not?
 
Thanks.
 
floyd pentlin
 
Floyd Pentlin, Instructor
Library Science & Information Services
University of Central Missouri
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