I looked up the copyright law in relation to photocopying. Here's what I found [COLOR=dark red]--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 The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself bar a finding of fair use if such finding is made upon consideration of all the above factors.
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Now I'm not sure, but you could call it teaching, or research. You could even email the writer and ask if he thinks photocopies for one person are a good idea, as long as you don't pass them out to people who'd otherwise spend the cash for the book. Sounds like non profit educational purposes. That's the same way a college student can photocopy a play or pages from a book. I remember the rules hanging over the copy machine in the Theater Building in College.