You have permission to use anything at the Newsletter site as long as you give a link back to that page.

Most of the articles in the Newsletter are from the writers themselves who send them in, press releases, and newspapers that have already given us permission to use their materials. 
Some articles are sent into the Newsletter by readers from pages they see online.  Since we never run anything without a link back to the original and we always give credit, we are following the Fair Use rule of thumb. 
No profit is made in selling articles at the site.  Other people's work is never sold or mass-produced and distributed off the Newsletter site.
Not all submissions to the Newsletter are used.
Anytime a writer asks to have something removed from the Newsletter, it is removed right away.
The Newsletter is a specific topic web site used by the public, Middle Schools, High Schools, and Colleges. 

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Each site has it's own rules:  For example UPI:
Anyone is free to make one copy for personal use. This can include one photocopy, one printed copy, one email copy, or posting an HTML link (without text or photos). This includes use by a student for an academic purpose. Click on the article title above to go back to the article. From there, you can print (or use) the content as described here.
http://www.rsicopyright.com/ics/prc_main/select_usertype.html?prc=3.6010.4614362

REPRINTS
I get many requests to reprint parts of various CONGRESS ACTION articles. I grant permission to reprint any of my CONGRESS ACTION newsletters under the following circumstances:
1. Your publication and/or group is committed to peaceful and lawful Constitutional activity and does not advocate violence;
2. Full attribution is given;
3. This author reserves the right to deny reprint permission, in general or in specific cases, at my sole discretion.
This author disavows any and all unlawful activity engaged in or advocated by any publication and/or group which uses anything written by me, as I have no control over, and no responsibility for, the actions of others who may use what I have written to advance causes or support activities with which I do not agree.
http://www.congressaction.info/reprints.html

Copyright and Fair Use in the Classroom, on the Internet, and the World Wide Web
What is Fair Use?
Fair use is the most significant limitation on the copyright holder's exclusive rights. Deciding whether the use of a work is fair IS NOT a science. There are no set guidelines that are universally accepted. Instead, the individual who wants to use a copyrighted work must weigh four factors:
The purpose and character of the use:
Is the new work merely a copy of the original? If it is simply a copy, it is not as likely to be considered fair use.
Does the new work offer something above and beyond the original? Does it transform the original work in some way? If the work is altered significantly, used for another purpose, appeals to a different audience, it more likely to be considered fair use.
Is the use of the copyrighted work for nonprofit or educational purposes? The use of copyrighted works for nonprofit or educational purposes is more likely to be considered fair use.
http://www.umuc.edu/library/copy.html#whatis

The Internet and Copyright:
"The Internet has been characterized as the largest threat to copyright since its inception. The Internet is awash in information, a lot of it with varying degrees of copyright protection. Copyrighted works on the Net include news stories, software, novels, screenplays, graphics, pictures, Usenet messages and even email. In fact, the frightening reality is that almost everything on the Net is protected by copyright law. That can pose problems for the hapless surfer."
http://mason.gmu.edu/~montecin/copyright-internet.htm

10 Big Myths about copyright explained
An attempt to answer common myths about copyright seen on the net and cover issues related to copyright and USENET/Internet publication.  - by Brad Templeton
http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html

160 Countries Set Treaties on Internet Copyrights
By John Schwartz
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, December 21, 1996; Page A01
Delegates from the United States and 159 other countries yesterday agreed on two new treaties to fight the electronic piracy of books, software, music and other works on the world's burgeoning computer networks.
Critics of the U.S. position going into the treaty talks worried that the treaties might seriously erode the long-established policies of "fair use" found in American law. That doctrine allows some copying of works for personal use -- a student copying a magazine article at a library, for instance -- so long as the copying doesn't interfere with the commercial interests of the copyright holder. Ultimately, the fair-use standards were not changed.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/tech/analysis/copyright/wipo.htm

This discussion addresses U.S. copyright issues of concern to those who post to or own email lists or host web pages. It also deals with situations where someone might want to forward or archive another's email posting or to copy material from another's web page.
Fair use.
Fair use is one of the most important, and least clear cut, limits to copyright. It permits some use of others' works even without approval. But when? Words like "fair" or "reasonable" cannot be precisely defined, but here are a few benchmarks.
http://www.fplc.edu/tfield/copynet.htm

Placing something on the Internet is just like broadcasting something over the television waves. In the case of television, someone with a VCR could, if they wanted to, tape an NBA game, so that they may watch it later. However, at the beginning and end of each NBA game, it is stated that basically it is illegal to reproduce or rebroadcast the game without the expressed written consent of the NBA. Unfortunately for them, once they broadcast the game, there are people who tape it regardless of the copyright, therefore breaking copyright law. In the same manner, when someone posts something on the Internet, they can put all the copyrights and warnings that they want on it, but inevitably, it will be copied and used somewhere else without the "owner's" permission.
http://www.timandjeni.com/writings_commentary_copyrights.html

Perhaps the appropriate standard of liability for online service providers and BBSs is best derived by comparisons to other media.  Unlike a book publisher who actually publishes works and receives financial gains for doing so, a BBS or online service provider simply provides the means for its users to post information.  Thus, an online service provider or BBS is more like a telephone company than a book publisher.  It is hard to imagine the implications of imposing a strict standard of liability on a phone company for the communications of its phone customers.  Fortunately, phone companies do not have to worry about such strict liability, but the Internet is new and the cases have gone both ways.
http://gsulaw.gsu.edu/lawand/papers/sp98/welch.htm

Smith's Bill to Protect Children to Become Law.
"Just as the author of a book should not be able to force someone to read that book in any particular manner or order, a studio or director should not be able to force our children to watch a movie in a particular way," Smith added.
http://lamarsmith.house.gov/news.asp?FormMode=Detail&ID=616

Microsoft under fire for censoring China blogs.
http://www.smokersclubinc.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1656

More articles about Internet Copyrights
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22internet+copyrights%22&btnG=Google+Search

More articles on Copyright Rules
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=%22copyright+rules%22

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