While I think there is some room for retrospective humility, It seems perfectly consistent to believe that, morally, de minimis use of copyrighted material shou

While I think there is some room for retrospective humility, It seems perfectly consistent to believe that, morally, de minimis use of copyrighted material should be considered fair-use while acknowledging that there are practical legal and professional risks for doing so (especially blindly), and that encouraging people to engage in that behaviour in an uncritical manner (especially in the context of engineering) is sociologically reckless.