Copyright and fair use
July 2nd, 2007This morning on the CWA forum Jeanetter Clinkunbroomer linked to an article about Copyright and “fair use.” I’ve always thought of myself as being responsible with other people’s words, keeping my quotes to the bare bones so as not to infringe on their rights.
Lately, though, I’ve discovered that it’s getting harder to do. Not with respect to writing but blogging. I know that you write when you blog, but I’m pretty sure you know what I mean when I make the distinction.
At Blooking Central I’ve been researching software and publishers as well as blooks and blauthors. It’s been really hard when I’ve had words in front of me — words that I could highlight and plug into my posts as quotes — to keep myself honest.
Generally I pick up whole paragraphs, sometimes whole pages of material. I pop it into Homesite and save it until I need it.
Then I begin trimming. Then I trim some more. I confess that some of the quotes look pretty mangled when I’m done but I don’t know how else to do it. I’m very careful about attribution and always provide links to where I got the material. But still … . I was glad for Jeanette’s reminder.
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