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Originally Posted by zerospinboson
Seriously? Why? I can't for the life of me imagine why you shouldn't be allowed to quote something in a book (if you want to react against it, or show whatever you're trying to argue by showing what someone said exactly..
Does your university still have a philosophy department, or was that scrapped along with that rule being instated? 
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Not my uni; some people on LJ were comparing notes about their universities' copyright policies. In order to avoid the slightest chance of being sued, since there is no minimum standard for fair use, the unis had decided to not allow any copying whatsoever.