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How much material can you pull from a book without getting into copyright issues? Is the post's author providing enough new ideas to warrant a "commentary" argu
by BrandonM 16y ago
How much material can you pull from a book without getting into copyright issues? Is the post's author providing enough new ideas to warrant a "commentary" argument?
- prewett 16y agoCopyright doesn't protect ideas so much as the expression of them. There are also fair use provisions, which include the discussing the copyrighted material. A list is given at http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html (there is a link to the whole law, use the Chapter 1 link). Judging by those factors, he was clearly summarizing, it was for non-profit use, he did not appear to be quoting directly, and even if he was, the quotes comprise a very small part of the whole work, and the summary does not diminish the value of the original work, I would say he is on very safe legal grounds. (IANAL, though)
- BrandonM 16y agoThanks. Yeah, I wasn't trying to accuse him of anything... He is obviously providing value while also indirectly encouraging people to read the book. Besides, pg had posted in this submission before I did without having a negative attitude toward the article. I was mainly curious just how much is allowed. In a time when multimedia companies claim copyright infringement left and right, it's interesting to note the difference between print and audio/video copyrighted materials.