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Originally Posted by Hellmark
If no terms of use are given for a copyrighted work, and you use it without permission, you're not in violation of terms of use, just strictly copyright infringement.
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There are always terms of use defining what you can do with a copyrighted work. If the copyright owner fails to spell them out then the defaults defined by the applicable law apply. It is not as simple as just permission. When you purchase a book you get a certain amount of implied permission but that does not extend to making and publishing copies or even quoting huge quantities of the work. These limitations are set down by the law and may be further defined by the author/copyright holder. Generally an author can not be more restrictive than the law allows but may be less restrict, hence creative commons license.
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