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Originally Posted by edwest2
Martin,
I've said this before and I'll say it again: No one I've come across online understands copyright law. And no offense to those who do. Pick up any book and there is a copyright notice. The purpose of right to copy means that whoever put that book together cannot have it copied by anyone else. Anyone wishing to quote a portion needs to get written permission from the copyright holder. This does not apply to brief quotes for use in reviews. I would suggest consulting a copyright attorney when in doubt.
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Please excuse my butting in here, but............I think there is a 10% "Fair Use" clause, at least here in the States, whereby an author can safely "borrow" up to 10% of another author's work without violating international copyright law. I can't remember whether that's verbatim borrowing or paraphrased borrowing or both. In all cases, the "borrowed" passages must be credited in a footnote or source note. There is also a "Material Damage" clause whereby the plaintiff must show material (significant, meaningful) financial damages before the courts would allow a lawsuit to go to trial, i.e., to what extent did the "borrowed" material impinge on the plaintiff's sales and/or royalties.
L. deZ.