Roula, a Law Professor, Recently Read a Fascinating Article About

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Multiple Choice

Roula, a law professor, recently read a fascinating article about online privacy in Canadian Science and Technology Weekly, a Canadian magazine. She was so impressed with the article that she clipped it for future reference. Later in the term, a scandal erupted at the University when it was discovered that professors' emails were being surveilled. Incensed, Roula photocopied the article and slipped a copy of it under every professor's door in the faculty. There are 50 professors in the faculty. Which of the following is most likely TRUE?

• A) Roula's photocopying is considered fair dealing because she did not sell the copies.
• B) Roula's photocopying is considered fair dealing so long as proper attribution was made to the author and the source.
• C) Roula's photocopying is considered fair dealing because she is a professor, and copying articles in a University setting is permitted.
• D) Roula's photocopying may be considered fair dealing, but she will have to defend her action, taking into account her purpose, the character and amount of her copying, whether or not she had alternatives to copying and the effect of her copying on the article in question.
• E) Roula's photocopying is considered fair dealing because she was using the article for educational purposes.

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