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Considerable attention has been given to the mechanisms available to publishers and copyright holders to protect their information (Barrow, 1996). Perhaps unfortunately many have addressed the issue by withholding information altogether, and this has probably contributed to the dearth of useful information on the Internet.

Legislation. The basis of any approach to copyright issues must be legal. At heart will be national and international law, that defines the rights of authors to protection and conversely the rights of the users of information to access and exploit published material. Most publishers will also seek to protect their rights by contract, applying conditions as to use and exploitation explicitly.

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