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Quoting...Is that copyright infringment??

by KatyaSenina
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Is quoting parts from other books in your book copyright infringment? Or even mentioning a book title in your book?
#copyright #infringment #quotingis
  • Profile picture of the author indexphp
    No, as long as you cite the source. There is even an HTML tag for this: <cite>cited info here</cite>
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  • Profile picture of the author kindsvater
    Depends on how much you quote, and what you quote. Just keep it reasonable. There is no legal bright-line rule as to how much is reasonable.

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  • Profile picture of the author AverageGuy
    I remeber in college, this is common:
    if you cite others paper more than 2 sentences, you will have to give reference. otherwise, it is violation.

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    • Profile picture of the author Jessica Martinez
      Originally Posted by AverageGuy View Post

      if you cite others paper more than 2 sentences, you will have to give reference. otherwise, it is violation.
      I would advise citing it no matter if you only quote one sentence from someone else's work. I have a Bachelor's degree in Communication (just graduated in 2008) and I never heard that two sentence rule.

      That's not to say this isn't the rule, just that I always cite everything I quote even it's just a sentence. That's what I'd want someone to do if they were quoting my work.
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      • Profile picture of the author AverageGuy
        just want to clarify things: yes, it is better to quote everything, even it is one sentence.

        The 2 sentence rule is not some actual published 'rule'. but it is used by a software program to check whether students copies something from internet,

        david

        Originally Posted by Jessica Martinez View Post

        I would advise citing it no matter if you only quote one sentence from someone else's work. I have a Bachelor's degree in Communication (just graduated in 2008) and I never heard that two sentence rule.

        That's not to say this isn't the rule, just that I always cite everything I quote even it's just a sentence. That's what I'd want someone to do if they were quoting my work.
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  • Profile picture of the author Deepak Media
    The quote should be reasonable small and you should cite the source. But just because you cite it does not mean you can quote several pages and make it as a content.

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  • Profile picture of the author Nickolie0990
    no, it fall's under the fair usage doctrine, just make sure you cite who's quote it is.
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  • Profile picture of the author reynoldscorb
    As long as you don't take credit for somebody else's work, whether through a formal or informal citation there is nothing to worry about.

    Make sure to check on the source first, to see if it prohibits any of its contents being released.
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