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Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement.

Think of the archive as a research library; you must use the files for educational purposes, never for profit, and you should always give credit to authors if you distribute the material.

Different laws may be in operation in other countries.

OLGA does not accept submissions that have been taken from magazines or any other published material. Tabbing a work by listening to the song is considered acceptable as long the musicians involved are credited.

The collection of files OLGA is © Copyright 1992, 1993, 1994 James Bender, 1994, 1995, 1996 cal woods and the OLGA Grunts, 1996, 1997 Chris Bray and the OLGA grunts. Permission must be obtained from OLGA for any use of the archive other than personal use (such as mirroring).

Last updated: 9:31 PM, January 15, 1997