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[Gary Dillard]

There has been discussion in other areas about the inability of teams to post copies of the manual because it is copyright protected, so I was curious what is allowed relative to posting specific wording from the manual and rules in order to ask questions. I found this of interest on the US copyright office website (copyright.gov):

"How much of someone else's work can I use without getting permission?
Under the fair use doctrine of the U.S. copyright statute, it is permissible to use limited portions of a work including quotes, for purposes such as commentary, criticism, news reporting, and scholarly reports. There are no legal rules permitting the use of a specific number of words, a certain number of musical notes, or percentage of a work. Whether a particular use qualifies as fair use depends on all the circumstances."

So not to worry - quote away in this forum provided it is fair use.

[Madison]

Originally Posted by Gary Dillard

So not to worry - quote away in this forum provided it is fair use.

In fact, please quote. "No" and "Yes" by themselves are not acceptable answers, however unofficial. Please quote the rule you're using to justify your response or, at the very least, provide the rule number or page number.

Thanks