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Old 02-26-2015, 02:25 PM   #157
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Originally Posted by Ghitulescu View Post
Fair use is part of the law. The law describe when, what, in which conditions, and how much of a book (in this case) is legal to copy. And even under fair use it is necessary to cite the author.

Even with PD works, the academic precepts require the citation of the source, this time to elegantly avoid the plagiarism, which is a sort of post-mortem copyright
OK then, I will make sure to "cite the source" whenever I exercise my Fair Use right to DeDRM my books.

And now that is two posts that have me baffled by their subtlety.
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