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It's the size compared to the size of the relevant copyrighted work that matters, not compared to the size of the work it's copied into.
by caf 15y ago
It's the size compared to the size of the relevant copyrighted work that matters, not compared to the size of the work it's copied into.
- jahewson 15y agoNo that's a simplistic approach. Both matter, for example one volume of the Encyclopedia Britannica is a very small portion of the overall work, but it cannot be freely copied. Likewise if you write a book a million pages long, copying entire chapters does not suddenly become ok.
- caf 15y agoIt is my understanding that "the relevant copyrighted work" in the Encyclopedia Britannica example is likely to be the article rather than the entire encyclopedia.