2015 Timely And/Or Current
Information & Updates To
Stay Informed
The Opportunity African American Women Have Been
Waiting For
New Age Capitalism & New Age Corporations
Now You Can Lead The Way To The Future
The first page of the website has
been changed so that owners will have real time updates relative to the decisions that have been made by Unity's officers.
Since Unity's owners are known to be in four states; in addition to South Carolina, they are known to be in Georgia,
Mississippi, New York and Texas. Therefore, in accorance with the decision on September 14, 2015 to notify all owners one
last time, all of Unity's temporary websites are no longer restricted and can be accessed from anywhere in the world as of
October 5, 2015.
Pursuant to a verbal authorization
that was received by telephone on November 5, 2015, links to all of UICI™'s websites can now be accessed from this page;
as well as, from individual Work From Home Sites. Please set your Work From Home site as your Start
or Home page whenever you go on the Internet. This will allow you to study more efficiently and effectively.
It is recommended that you spend at least 2 hours a day studying UICI™'s corporate structure, information and operations,
as well as, state and federal laws and/or regulations that govern UICI™'s activities. You should also be thoroughly
familiar with your duties and responsibilities as corporate officers and owners.. The links are as follows:
Timely And/Or Current
Updates From August 28,
2015
(The
Official Creation Of The Standing Committee)
Pursuant to a verbal approval and
authorization by the Chair and Co-chair of the Standing Committee on October 6, 2015 by telephone; at approximately 9:05 p.m.,
the Information & Update page was authorized as the first page on this website so that all owners will have timely; as
will as, current information. The work was completed at approximately 10:00 p.m. on October 6, 2015. {Click here for "Webmaster Services"}{Click here for more information about "Webmaster Services"}
On December 26, 2015, a new page was
added to the owners' website; "Understanding Pre-Incorporation Expenses". {Click here to review the page}
December 25, 2015 - ****MERRY CHRISTMAS****
December 24, 2015 - ANNOUNCEMENT
{Click here to review}
On December 23, 2015, new stationery
was created for the Standing Committee. The stationery must be approved before it can used by all the owners of the Standing
Committee.
On December 22, 2015, the Registered
Agent's Office was officially opened by the Registered Agent, Edward C. Graham. {Click here to review § 15-9-210(a) SC Code of Laws} During the morning hours, after opening, the corporation received its Employee Identification Number. This means Unity International
Company can incorporate at any time.
On December 21, 2015, new forms were
created for the Registered Office and the Minutes and Resolutions from the Standing Committee were numbered, assembled and
placed in the Binders that are to be kept at the Registered Office. {Click here to review § 33-5-101 SC Code of Laws}
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On December 21, 2015, a Special Meeting
was held to establish the compensation for the Witness, Webmaster and members of the Standing Committee pursuant to 26 USC
§ 162(a)(1); as well as, create an official name for the Signatories to Declaration & Attestations of Exclusive Use, Rights
and Co-Ownership. { Click here to review 26 USC § 162(a)(1)}
On December 20, 2015, the Registry
Record for UICI™'s Stock Holders was completed and is at the Registered Office located at 423-B Bayne Street in Orangeburg,
SC. {Click here to review information relative to the importance of the Shareholder's Registry} {Click here for a definition and explanation of Registered Holder}
On December 19, 2015, at an informal
meeting at the Registered Office, the President decided to push back the date for incorporation to January 8, 2016.
This decision by the President, will give all of us more time to assemble preincorporation records and audit the time sheets,
receipts and invoices for accurate recordkeeping and a timely payment of money/ies that are due. {Click here to review information relative to reclaiming preincorporation expenses}
On December 18, 2015, at this website,
additional information modules were added to "Responsibilities Of Owners Of New Age Corporation™'s" relative
to compensation for the Witness and Webmaster. {Click here to review this information}
On December 17, 2015, two new video pages
were added to UICI Owner for information and educational purposes. These pages will enlightened all of us as to what is happening
in the Black community relative to the failure of Black people to create and develop competitive business enterprises, Agenda
21, Dr Clark's urging Black people to do for self, and the new discoveries in Quantum Physics as presented by David Icke,
who currently, compared to others, has the best understanding of its implications. {Click here to review "Videos For Personal Growth & Increased Understanding"} {Click here to review "Well Documented Videos That Might Explain The Way The World Really Is"} These videos should dramatically increase your understanding of the detrimental capacities of mindsets and/or perceptions.
On December 16, 2015, the owner's
website was updated to reflect the fact that the §1244 Stockholders of UICI™ will be the owners of the corporation.{Click here to review the changes} In addition a new page was added,"The Power of Passion". {Click here to review "The Power of Passion"}
On December 15, 2015, two videos were
added to "UII & UICI Invitation Only" for information and educational purposes. {Click here to review Malcolm X: Speeches & Dr. Clark's the Million Man March & Fake Black Leadership}
December
14, 2015: One of the greatest challenges we face at Unity in particular and the Black community in general,
is a consistent failure to understand and use the Power of Perception. The overwhelming majority of Black
people have no workable concept relative to the Power of Perception. Therefore, on December 14, 2015, a new
video by T.D. Jakes; on the Power of Peception and new links were added to the Links Library. After viewing several videos
on the Power of Perception, T.D. Jakes gives the best overall presentation. {Click here to review the links and T.D. Jakes Video}
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On December 14, 2015, all references
to dissolving the former Unity in 2017 and its taxation implications were removed from websites. Since UICI™ can also
legally be called Unity, this was done to avoid confusion. Use the links on this page to review websites.
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On December 14, 2015, a new link
was also added to this page, Lessons in Corporate Operations. Please use the link
to educate yourself relative to efficient and proficient corporate management. { Click here to review}
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On December 14, 2015, new links were
added to the information page relative to Webmaster Services. Click on the links on this page to review cost of sites and maintenance.
On December 13, 2015, the minutes for
October - December were added to UICI™ Minutes Past & Present. {Click here to review September - October} {Click here to review November - December}
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On December 13, 2015, an update was
added to Responsibilities Of Owners Of New Age Corporation™'s pertaining to the importance and the power of perception.
{ Click here to review the updated page}
On December 12, 2015, an Emergency
Meeting was held to pass out a copy of the Family & Friends Section 1244 Stock Offer, Preincorporation Invoices, Time
Sheets and to set a date to have copies of all Receipts, Invoices,and Time Sheets returned to the Treasurer of the Standing
Committee and the Chief Financial Officer in order to be reimbursed for preincorporation expenses pursuant to 26 U.S. Code
§ 248. In addition, the use of facilities, for preincorporation purposes was set at $100.00 and $50.00. The hourly rate for
preincorporation secretarial services were set at $10.00 an hour and for preparing meals at $10.00 an hour. All Section 1244
Stock Letters can be mailed after December 25, 2015. {Click here to review 26 U.S. Code § 1244} {Click here to review 26 U.S. Code § 248} {Click here to review the average salary of a Secretary} {Click here to review the average salary of a cook} {Click here to review South Carolina's minimum wage}
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At the Emergency Meeting on December
12, 2015, two resolutions were signed by the Standing Committee that related to decisions made at the General Meeting on December
5, 2015. { Click here to review resolutions}
On December 11, 2015, the Family
Preincorporation Package was completed and is now ready to be mailed to family members, relatives, friends and/or
close associates. {Review SECTION 33-6-200(c) SC Code of Laws}
On December 10, 2015, the Preincorporation
Recitals and Statements of Irrefutable Facts were completed and are now ready for use. {Review SECTION 33-6-240(A) SC Code of Laws}
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On December 10, 2015, the Board met
to interview a prospective member and to continue incorporating South Carolina law and guidelines into minutes to demonstrate
compliance with South Carolina law. { Review SECTION 33-8-101 - 580 SC Code of Laws}
On December 9, 2015, the Preincorporation
Package For The General Public and the 1244 Stock Purchase Agreement were written
and are now ready to be mailed or used. {Review SECTION 33-6-210(b) SC Code of Laws}
On December 8, 2015, at approximately
9:43 a.m., the Adviser to the President received a verbal authorization to begin drafting the documents that will be used
to fund UICI™ up to $1 million dollars as a Small Business Corporation pursuant to 26 U.S. Code § 1244. {Review SECTION 33-6-210(a)-(f) SC Code of Laws}
December 7, 2015 - ANNOUNCEMENTS {Click here}
On December 7, 2015, the "Understanding
Corporate Governance & Operations" page at this website was finanlly completed. The work began on August 19, 2015
and was finally completed on December 7, 2015. {Click here to review the completed page}
On December 6, 2015, updates were added
to explain the procedures for recovering out-of-pocket expenses during this pre-incorporation period. {Click here to review the procedures}
On December 5, 2015, another new page
was added to UICI™'s Education & Training website and updates were also added.{Review "Understanding 26 USC § 248 & UICI™'s Deductible Preincorporation Expenditures"} {Click here to review quotes from Carter G. Woodson's "Miseducation of the Negro"} {Click here to review quotes from Elijah Muhammad's "Message to the Black Man in America"}
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Also on December 5, 2015 a General
Meeting was held that the Webmaster, Compliance Director, temporary Chair of the Acquisition Committee and the Adviser
to the President & Vice President could not physically attend due to going 32 hours without. Sleep finallly
overtook him at approximately 1:30 p.m. At the General Meeting 4 Resolutions were passed - numbers 49-52. { Click here to review the resolutions}
On December 4, 2015 a new page was
added to UICI™'s Education and Training website. {Click here to review "Understanding 26 USC § 83(b) & UICI™'s Founder's Stock"}

On Monday, November 30, 2015, the
Co-chair of the Acquisition Committee ordered the information for two above ground 20,000 gallon gasoline tanks for high test
and regular fuel so that owners can purchase gasoline at cost. The manufacturer of the tanks is a leading manufacturer
- Envirosafe™ Above Ground Fuel Systems. { Click here to learn more about Envirosafe™} { Click here to watch the video on tank construction} Please Note: When completely operational, how much fuel can be purchased per owner will be determined by
the Standing Committee.
On Sunday, November 29, 2015 at approximately
3:32 p.m., a verbal authorization was received to add a resolution & minutes page to UICI™'s Agendas & Resolutions
for the Board of Directors. Work on the site will begin shortly. The Board of Directors met on Sunday afternoon and signed
over 40 resolutions to lay the legal foundation for UICI™.
***HAPPY
THANKSGIVING DAY*** On Thursday, November 26, 2015 at approximately 6:40 p.m., the Chair of the
Standing Committee, and at approximately 6:46 p.m., the President, gave a verbal authorization to the Webmaster to add Section
1244 Stock Policy Statements to the Owner's website. { Click here to review UICI™'s 1244 Stock} Some information relative to 1244 Policy and 1244 Stock will be added to this website.
On Wednesday, November 25, 2015,
the process began to reproduce UII's management, operational, tracking and contractural documents and forms. Some of the documents
were given to the Vice President for delivery to the President to study and to decide which documents will be used by UICI™
going forward. These are the same documents the former Board could no longer use in 1996 because the owner of the copyrights
to them is George Sistrunk and not UII. Without Private Placement Memoranda, Bylaws, Ledger Forms, Contracts, Project Management
Sheets and Accurate Record Keeping, UII was basically dead in the water. { Click here to review the 1996 SECOND LETTER to the Board & What the Board Must Do} This oversight by the former Board will not happen with UICI™'s new Board of Directors.
On Tuesday, November 24, 2015, the
Standing Committee met in an emergency session and passed a resolution. { Click here to review the resolution} During the night, at approximately 10:00 p.m., on November 24th, the Vice President and his adviser met with a local
artist for the purpose of having a logo designed for international registration of UICI™'s Trademarks. Signatories to
the Declaration will be notified at this site or at the General Meeting if any progress is made.
On Saturday, November 21, 2015, at
3:00 p.m., at the General Meeting, only the signatories on the Notary Certification For the Declaration & Attestations
of Exclusive Use, Rights & Co-Ownership can use terms or represent UICI™ or be on the Standing Committee
in any manner, shape or form. All others must have written permission from the President and Vice President of the Board or
the Standing Committee this is why some officers and personnel have been temporarily suspended. If you are a legal entity;
i.e., LLC, Corporation, Association, Society or a Trust, you can only be authorized by the signatures of the elected officers
of the Standing Committee. Please note: Fees may be imposed in order for a legal entity to use UICI™’s trademark™(s)
and/or copyrighted © documents.
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If you are a Board member or corporate
officer under temporary suspension, please con-tact the President – Diane Williams at (917) 685-4904 or the Vice President
– Edward C. Graham at (803) 614-5968 to schedule a date and time for a meeting to have you approved.
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If you are a legal entity, a former
General Partner or Shareholder of Unity or affiliated in any manner with the soon to be dissolved Unity International, Inc.,
or an authorized member of the Standing Committee, please contact the Secretary of the Standing Committee, Ms. Cynthia Davis
at (803) 531-0408 to schedule a meeting with the Standing Committee. Note: Letters will
be mailed to everyone that should have been there, but was not there and are now temporarily suspended.
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On Friday, November 20, 2015, new
educational videos were added to this website on the "Understanding Start-up Seed Capital" page. This will help all
of us appreciate the tremendous opportunity, we now have. { Click here to review the videos}
On Thursday, November 19, 2015, new
educational videos that will help you understand the magnitude of the problem were added to UICI™ 's, UII & UICI™
Invitation Only website. { Click here to review the new videos}
Wednesday, November 18, 2015, PLEASE GO TO THE ANNOUNCEMENT PAGE IMMEDIATELY. { Click here}
On Tuesday, November 17, 2015, pursuant
to § 33-4-102(a) SC Code of Laws; sometimes after 12:00 p.m., President Williams reserved Unity International Company, Inc.™,
as the corporation's official incorporated business name.
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On the same day, Tuesday, November
17, 2015, during the same time period, by virtue of a verbal authorization by the President and the Vice President at 8:03
p.m., with the full support of a Compliance Director, Pastor Roberta Jackson was officially approved and accepted as a Director
replacing former Director Evangelist Doctor Columbus President.
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Shortly after, on Tuesday, November
17, 2015, at approximately, 9:15 p.m., the Registered Agent faxed the SS-4 form to Cincinnati, Ohio, to receive UICI™'s
EI number.
On Monday, November 16, 2015, the Webmaster
recovered all the minutes from the 1996 computer discs that could be recovered and added them to the minutes website. Copies
of the minutes have already been given to the President and the Chair and Co-chair of the Standing Committee. {Click here to review the minutes}
On Saturday November 14, 2015, all
Unity's minutes for the month of February 1996 were successfully recovered and added to the minutes at UII & UICI™
Minutes Past & Present. {Click here to review the minutes}
NOTICE:
Since the Board and the Standing Committee agreed unanimously, not to pay the tax penalties incurred by the former Board of
Directors and establish a new corporation; Unity International Company, Inc.™, from November 12th - 13th, 2015, all
the information relative to re-instating Unity has been removed from all websites. {Click here to review the changes at The History of UII & UICI™} {Click here to review the changes at UII & UICI™ Invitation Only} You will also notice, the names of all sites have also been changed to reflect the decision of the Standing Committee
and the Board of Directors.

Wednesday, November 11, 2015. PLEASE GO TO THE ANNOUNCEMENT PAGE IMMEDIATELY. {Click here}
On Tuesday, November 10, 2015, more
minutes were successfully recovered from old data files. You can read the minutes from February 3rd-15th, 1996. {Click here to review the minutes}
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Also, on November 10, 2015, a
new page was added to the Owner's website that is available to any Unity owner as a Work From Home page. You can
read Section 33-14-105 SC Code of Laws relative to Dissolving the old Unity in 2017. { Click here to study the page}
On Saturday, November 7, 2015, a new
website was added for owners that are not on the Standing Committee or Board Members. They now have acess to UICI®'s first
publication and can purcahse a printer's copy if they want to read the book in its entirety and have a copy for reference.
The link to the excerpts from the book - New Age Thinking, New Age Capitalism™
and New Age Corporation™, has been added to all the Work From Home sites, to the
menus of all UICI™'s information sites and added to this page. [See the link above.]
On Friday, November 6, 2015, the first
installment on the new Announcement Page was completed. Any owner can have an announcement posted to the page. {Click here to review}
On Thursday, November, 5, 2015, a verbal
authorization was requested from the Webmaster for IMG.Ws and appoved at approximately 6:12 pm, by the Chair and Co-chair
of the Standing Committee to update all sites by adding the new Corporate name Unity International Company, Inc.™,
(UICI™) and to add an Announcement Page to UII Compliance Operation & Governance website.
The Announcement Page will have upcoming events and/or activities that are mandated by the Standing Committee or
the Board of Directors.
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On the same day, a major break through
occurred relative to the history of Unity. The Webmaster was able to recover data from old computer files that contained more
information. However, the files are over 18 years old, the software can no longer be found and some files are corrupted. The
Minutes for January 12, 1996 were successfully recovered are currently available for review. { Click here to review the minutes}
On Tuesday, November 3, 2015, the Standing
Committee met and passed 2 resolutions. {Click here to review the resolutions}
On Tuesday, October 27, a Special General
Meeting was called by the Chair and Co-Chair of the Standing Committee. At the meeting, it was unanimously agreed by the owners
that attended and the attending Board Members, not to pay the tax liabilities for the defunct and former Board of Directors
that failed to file corporate taxes, when they; individually and/or collectively had every opportunity to do so. A new corporation
will be established that will named Unity International Company, Inc., (UICI™). US Legal will prepare the forms
for the Standing Committee. {Click here to see the cost of incorporation by US Legal}
On Monday, October 26, 2015, the
Standing Committee met and voted unanimously not to pay the tax penalties of the former Board of Directors. At the meeting
that held on August 28, 1996, the former Board was voted out asked to turn in resignations and refused to do so. {Click here to review the tax penalties for re-instatement}
On Sunday, October 25, 2015, the Board
of Directors met and voted unanimously not to pay the tx penalities for the former Joyner Administration and by default, the
Snider Administration. decided to establish a new corporation free of tax penalties. {Click here review tax liability under 26 USC Section 7202}

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On October 24, 2015, the Owners website
was completed. This site can be a home page for any owner. Since we are all owners, any owner can use the site as a Work From
Home site. Links have also been added during the course of the day to relevant case law files and State and Federal Laws.
{ Click here to review UII-Owner}
On October 24, the Chair of the Standing
Committee, recommended the "The Corporate Governance Handbook" be added to all the officer's Work From Home Sites. The following
is the link. {Corporate Governance Handbook - Vol. I @ Google Books}
On October 24, the minutes for September
14th & 21st, 2015; as well as the minutes from the Board of Directors'& on August 31, 2015 were added to the
minutes site. {Click here to review the minutes}
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On October 23, 2015, while reviewing
the delinquent taxes due for reinstatement, the Compliance Director, discovered the taxes due were considerable and the responsibility
belonged to the previous Board of Directors and not the owners or the current Board. { Click here to read IRS code 7202} Therefore, rather than pay back taxes for another Board's negligence and dereliction of duties, it is recommended that it
is in the owners best interest to use the money to form a new corporation; rather than pay taxes the former Board
has the responsibility to pay. { Click here to study and read the 1996 List of Allegations} Meetings will be called and held for this purpose by the Standing Committee and the current Board of Directors.
The meeting for the Board to discuss
the matter will be held on Sunday afternoon, October 25, 2015 at 4.00 pm.
The Standing Committee officers will
meet on Monday night, October 26, 2015 to discuss the matter at 6:30 pm.
A General Meeting will be held on Tuesday,
October 27, 2015 to make decisions relative to the matter at 6:30 pm.
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On October 22, 2015, all past minutes
and letters relative to the former board of directors was completed and added to UII's Minutes Past & Present. { Click here to review the website}
On October 22nd, new links were added
to all officers of the Standing Committee and the Board's Work From Home sites to Unity Services Association™ - UII's
first LLC or incorporated association and to the books, manuals and other publications that must be written. {Click here for USA™} {Click here for books}
On October 22nd, a new website for
UII's owners was begun. In keeping with the Chair's Standing Order that all sites be standardized and in keeping with President's
Directive, that all owners have access to information, the owner's website is for all owners, even those owners with individual
Work From Home Sites. {Click here to review UII's Owner Work From Home site}
The URL for the site is as follows:
www.independentmarketinggroup.ws/uiiowner.

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On October 21, 2015, in keeping with
the President's recommendation, relative to past information, Unity Services Association™ (USA), Unity's first LLC (that
also authenticates Dr. Joyner's former position as CEO because an LLC was added to Unity's corporate existence in 1996) was
added to Unity's History website. { Click here for the Standing Committee's review of USA}
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On October 20, 2015, pursuant to
a recommendation from the President that owners and new board members have as much pass information as possible, the
August 7th, FIRST: LETTER OF NOTICE, & the August 13th, SECOND: LETTER TO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, & What the Current Managing Board Needs to Do, in 1996 was added to Minutes Past & Present. Click links to read the letters. The original letters, with signatures,
were given to the Chair of the Standing Committee.
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On October 20, 2015, a verbal authorization
was given by the Chair of the Standing Committee for Compliance Director, George Sistrunk, to complete and mail in Unity's
State and Federal Corporate tax forms from 2005-2014 to complete the reinstatement process. From this point forward, reinstatement
must be completed by the Compliance Director because his name is on the request for information. Copies of forms are available
from the President or the Chair or Co-Chair of the Standing Committee. To complete the project will take 5 to 7 days. This
assumes no additional research, documentation, and/or affidavits are required.
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October 14, 2015 - Pursuant to a
standing directive by the Chair of the Standing Committee that all websites be standardized, Work From Home Websites have
been completed for the officers of the Standing Committee, the Chair, Co-chair, Treasurer, Secretary and the Committee's Witness
that must verify a meeting has taken place and her signature authenticates all resolutions.
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On October 14, 2015: Work From
Home Sites were also completed for the Board of Directors, that are different from the Standing Committe's. The Board's sites
are the same as UII's. UII and the Board are under the authority of the owner's Standing Committee. This is why the sites
are the same as UII's. Click the following links to review sites for the Board and the officers of the Standing Committee.

Temporary Websites
For Standing Committee Officers
Temporary Websites For Board Members

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On October 13, 2015: The advisor
to the Vice President recommended all the officers have Work From Home Sites to facilitate learning and personal knowledge
about Unity. In addition, these sites would make it easier for officers to keep up with all the information that's being added
to the sites on a daily basis. A Work From Home Site only has links and information to where a person wants to go on the Internet.
In addition, these URLs (Uniform Resource Locators) can also be given to others. A Biblical search will also be added for
officers that would like to increase their knowledge of the Bible.
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October 10, 2015 - Additional work
was complete on Unity's Education & Training Website on the web page entitled: Understanding the Legacy of
Slavery & Jim Crow and the Importance of Unity to Black America. { Click here to read the addition}
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The first book from which Unity will
be paid 20% of proceeds -- "New Age Capitalism™, New Age Corporation™'s
& New Age Thinking Are The Real Salvation For African America" -- was completed on October 6, 2015. The
book has over 300 pages. All that remains is for the Standing Commitee to review the book and decide on publishing with a
publishing house or self publishing. It is estimated from reliable sources that 500,000 copies will be sold. This means 500,000
copies @ $24.95 = $12,475,000.00. Unity's 20% comes from gross sales before taxes, expenses, publishing fees, marketing and
distribution fees are deducted or approximately $2,475,000.00. How the $2,475,000.00 will be used will be decided by the owners.
There are more books, manuals and publications that must be written. { Click here for a list of current titles that must be written}
- On October 5, 2015, the requirements for reinstatement were received and given to the President and Vice President.
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Pursuant to a request by the Vice
President, pictures have been added to all the pages on all the websites; as well as, resource information links, documentaries
and educational videos, graphs, graphics and charts. The pictures are all public source and feature women in business to symbolize
the important roles women have in Unity. The project to add pictures to all the pages on all the temporary websites was completed
on September 28, 2015. { Click here to review documentaries}
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- Pursuant to a resolution passed on September 29, 2015 for an education and training website, an education and training
website has been initiated and is currently under construction. {Click here to review the progress on Unity's Education & Training website}
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Pursuant to a resolution passed on
September 29, 2015 that a payment agreement be drafted, the Payment Agreement for Unity International, Inc., to receive or
be paid 20% of the proceeds, and/or royalties from the sale of any document/s, material/s, paper/s, video/s, sound recording/s,
painting/s photograph/s, book/s, journals, and/or image/s be it in any manner, shape or form was completed on October 5, 2015.

It is important
for the owners of Unity International Company, Inc.™ - the shareholders to know that all the information; including
pictures from the public domain, that are hosted on Independent Markeing Group's server/s are in strict compliance with the
Fair Use Doctrine. {Click here for the Copyright Fair Use Index to Court Cases} 17 U.S. Code § 107 - Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use - that clearly states the following in pertinent parts;
“Notwithstanding
the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies
or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting,
teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In
determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include—
(1) the purpose and character of the use, including whether
such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;
(2) the nature of the copyrighted work;
(3) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in
relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and
(4) the effect of the use upon the potential market for
or value of the copyrighted work. The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself bar a finding of fair use if such finding
is made upon consideration of all the above factors.”
By: George M. Sistrunk - 803-347-6638
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