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Megan · 12-04-2006, 06:47 PM

Thanks for the feedback about "fair use." I'll watch that in the future!

Moderator Edit: While this matter has been sorted out already and there are no issues, unfortunately we weren't able to send you a PM just yet, Megan (due to a setting on vBulletin), however I'll explain a bit about fair use for you and anyone else who is interested:

Basically fair use states that if you wish to quote or include material from a Copyrighted document, you must only use a small percentage of the original document. The exact amount isn't specifically defined and this law has a lot of "grey area" in terms of what's considered 'right' and 'wrong', but generally you can be safe by including no more then a few paragraphs from a long article (such as one approx. 2000 words), and no more then a few sentences from anything shorter then approx. 2000 words. Additionally, as you did, you must always include a link or reference to the original source, crediting the author/copyright holder.

Try to think of quoting text from an article as a way to give a short "snippet" of information about a link you include in a post -- a preview, if you will. It gives people a sample of what to expect when they click on the link. I'm not an expert on copyright law, so if you'd like more information, I linked to an article on Wikipedia about fair use in your above post (post #5) -- you can also find the Wikipedia link here.

From what you've said in this post, Megan, I don't expect you'll have any issues in the future. I hope you found this information helpful. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to send me a private message -- you can click here to do so.

Anyway, please continue the discussion. It's been a good read so far!

- Bruce Achterberg

12-04-2006, 06:47 PM	#11 (permalink)
Megan Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 525	Moderator-- Thanks for the feedback about "fair use." I'll watch that in the future! Moderator Edit: While this matter has been sorted out already and there are no issues, unfortunately we weren't able to send you a PM just yet, Megan (due to a setting on vBulletin), however I'll explain a bit about fair use for you and anyone else who is interested: Basically fair use states that if you wish to quote or include material from a Copyrighted document, you must only use a small percentage of the original document. The exact amount isn't specifically defined and this law has a lot of "grey area" in terms of what's considered 'right' and 'wrong', but generally you can be safe by including no more then a few paragraphs from a long article (such as one approx. 2000 words), and no more then a few sentences from anything shorter then approx. 2000 words. Additionally, as you did, you must always include a link or reference to the original source, crediting the author/copyright holder. Try to think of quoting text from an article as a way to give a short "snippet" of information about a link you include in a post -- a preview, if you will. It gives people a sample of what to expect when they click on the link. I'm not an expert on copyright law, so if you'd like more information, I linked to an article on Wikipedia about fair use in your above post (post #5) -- you can also find the Wikipedia link here. From what you've said in this post, Megan, I don't expect you'll have any issues in the future. I hope you found this information helpful. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to send me a private message -- you can click here to do so. Anyway, please continue the discussion. It's been a good read so far! - Bruce Achterberg Last edited by Bruce Achterberg; 05-02-2007 at 06:19 AM. Reason: Moderator Edit: Since we can't PM you, added some info about fair use to your post.