Copying an article from a computer science journal that sells subscriptions and then distributing it to 25 employees at your company:
A)would be fair use.
B)would be copyright infringement.
C)would not be copyright infringement unless you charged the employees for the copies.
D)none of the above

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Copying and distributing an article from a computer science journal that sells subscription without permission would be considered copyright infringement. Fair use exceptions do not cover distribution of entire articles to a group of people, especially if it serves a commercial purpose like in this case, where the employees are receiving the articles for work-related purposes. Charging the employees for the copies would also not make the action permissible under fair use.

Copying an Article from a Computer Science Journal That Sells