ChiefDelphi Answers

[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.