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It is legal. Fair use. People have been doing it for ages. Almost every article you've ever read has some fair use of another article, book or news item, etc.
by facu17y 3y ago
It is legal. Fair use. People have been doing it for ages. Almost every article you've ever read has some fair use of another article, book or news item, etc.
- lacrimacida 3y agoWhen it becomes a service where you make money but the source doesn’t is it still fair use?
- whythre 3y agoYeah. No one is out there suing the shit out of cliff notes because they published a summary of Catcher in the Rye.
- tkz1312 3y agothey might if cliff notes starting copy pasting parts of the source into their articles and passing it off as original writing though :)
- throwuwu 3y agoThe Tolkien estate should get busy suing all the fantasy writers, comic artists, game developers and board and card game companies. Lots of cash there.
- galangalalgol 3y agoThey have done some of that actually. Tolkien will be public domain in the nations that are at aithors death+50 in a few days. Sadly, it will be a much longer wait in mine and many others.
- hn_acker 3y agoNewspapers generally don't "pass off" quotes as their own writing. They make clear which parts they quoted.