Putting academic fair use to the test.

Information Today;  June 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ...The Fair Use Doctrine is one of the most important...these creations. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Fair Use Doctrine is also intended to function...identified as serving the public good. The Fair Use Doctrine The Fair Use Doctrine is complex...

How the '92 fair went foul // Politics killed ambitious idea

Chicago Sun-Times;  August 4, 1991 ;     700+ words ..."The fair was a project based on optimism, confidence...focuses on preparations for the 1992 World's Fair in Seville, Spain. The exposition was to...Seville and Chicago. It was to have been "one fair on two sites." But that plan went up in smoke...

Abolishing fair use?(Copyrights)

Information Today;  December 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Fair use has been one of the problem children of copyright law...another, which may not sit well with the copyright holder. But fair use was also designed to provide new--and different--uses...develop, which most people considered to be a good thing. Fair use is also misunderstood. It is not a right as in, ...

FAIR RETURN; This star of the north is the envy of many.(BUSINESS)

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  August 30, 1998 ;     700+ words ...The Minnesota State Fair makes even Texans jealous. We always look...president of public relations at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas. It's not the Minnesota...and the policies that make Minnesota's fair one of the most profitable in the country...

Fair, Ronald L.

The Concise Oxford Companion to African American Literature;      559 words ...Fair, Ronald L. (b. 1932), novelist, short story writer, and poet. Born in Chicago in 1932, Ronald L. Fair began writing as a teenager. After graduating from public school in Chicago, Fair spent three years in the U.S. Navy (1950–1953) before attending a Chicago...

Upkeep `overwhelming,' State Fair officials say

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  November 14, 1998 ;     539 words ...State Fair officials admitted Friday that their preoccupation...them no time to substantially plan for the fair's long-range future. Following the third meeting of a new Strategic Development Committee, Fair Board Chairman Michael Hunter expressed hope...

County fair faces shaky future without subsidy

The Gazette;  August 25, 2003 ;     700+ words ...The El Paso County Fair has been the pride of the county's eastern...miles east of Colorado Springs. But the fair is dying, a casualty of a tight county...movies or sporting events than agriculture. Fair attendance dropped by 5,000 this year compared...

State Fair attendance dampened by floods But vendors happy with amount of...

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  August 15, 1998 ;     547 words ...State Fair Director Rick Bjorklund was all smiles Friday as the 11-day festival...flooded parts of the Milwaukee area kept people away from the fair on its opening weekend. But the fair apparently has recovered. Bjorklund refused to measure the fair...

NOW IT'S CENTRAL CAROLINA FAIR.(CITY LIFE)

The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC);  September 7, 2000 ;     533 words ...The fair gets a new name, new hours, new features, new rides...organizers called it the Greensboro Agricultural Fair. In 1999, the name changed to Greensboro Central Carolina Agricultural Fair. Now it has changed again. This year, we simplified...

Let's go to the (resource) fair!

Teaching Exceptional Children;  January 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ...A resource fair can help students with disabilities and their families prepare for the future. resource fair may take many forms or assume any number...who are leaving high school. Organizing a fair is a complex task. You need to accomplish...

County fair herds together old, new for 77th year of event; Racine County...

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  July 25, 1999 ;     636 words ...Traditional fair events such as farm-animal judging, country music and...ensembles and a children's play area make the Racine County Fair a good option for fun this Wednesday through Sunday. The fair, in its 77th year, is sponsored by the Racine County...

A fair to remember ; A beefed-up entertainment schedule and good weather...

Portland Press Herald (Maine);  September 20, 2008 ;     700+ words ...A fair to remember ; A beefed-up entertainment schedule...Cover Story The 137th annual Cumberland County Fair opens Sunday, a weeklong extravaganza that...This is expected to be a big year for the fair, according to Michael Timmons, president of...

Fur Fair jumps to a fast start in traffic, sales.

WWD;  March 31, 1987 ;     630 words ...Fur Fair jumps to a fast start in traffic, sales NEW...edition of the American International Fur Fair got off to a fast start Sunday with 6,112...the 140 exhibits had climbed to 7,100. The fair, which runs through Wednesday at the Jacob...

Fair builds global appeal

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  August 4, 2002 ;     535 words ...Fair builds global appeal, but still pulls in the locals By JENNIE...August 4, 2002 Union Grove -- This year's Racine County Fair had an international appeal. Among the 50,000 people who attended the five-day Racine County Fair, which ended July 28, were two men from Poland. "They saw...

State Fair is back in the race

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  August 7, 2001 ;     700+ words ...State Fair is back in the race Stock cars return to...on the racetrack helped to make the State Fair memorable, just like the livestock, 4- H...part of that. "It was racing, and then the fair happened to be there, and that was a bonus...