If that were the case, reproducing the quoted parts of the copyrighted material embedded in a complete reproduction of the public-domain report would almost cer

If that were the case, reproducing the quoted parts of the copyrighted material embedded in a complete reproduction of the public-domain report would almost certainly fall under the fair use exception. The law is written to be interpreted by reasonable people, and computers are neither reasonable nor people — this sort of automatic detection should only be used to trigger a human review and not directly make enforcement actions.