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Originally Posted by eschwartz
I am sure in some jurisdictions it is allowed. And of course Fair Use long ago settled your right to photocopy portions for academic or journalistic purposes or suchlike.
Well, not in all jurisdictions I guess. The U.S. however delights in being extra-restrictive (well we do have more people) and is particularly prone to lobbying especially.
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I think a good example of "fair use" is making a copy of a picture or some such for inclusion in a school report. I mean you have to write the text in your own words but kids (at least when I was a kid) would include photocopies of drawings (such as of events in George Washington's life) as part of the report. Of course if someone was writing a book (for profit) about his life then you have to attribute the artwork to a source (and probably get permission if the image isn't in PD already). But then publishers have their own legal teams I imagine to make sure that everything is provided for.