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Your question makes me wonder: Are questions (by themselves) copyrightable?
by csours 11y ago
Your question makes me wonder: Are questions (by themselves) copyrightable?
- dsr_ 11y agoAll minimally original expressions (other than facts) gain copyright status as soon as they are expressed in a fixed form. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berne_Convention_for_the_Protection_of_Literary_and_Artistic_Works https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berne_Convention_for_the_Prote... There's a fair-use right which might apply, but this is clearly promotional for Nate's reputation and current business. It could all be avoided by slightly reworking the beginning and not quoting without permission, or by getting permission.
- chc 11y agoNewspapers are for-profit businesses, but nothing stops them quoting things because fair use is not solely for noncommercial ventures.