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Excerpts of Copyrighted Works

Essorant
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since 2002-08-10

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0 posted 2006-12-17 06:48 PM

I am wondering how long an excerpt of a copyrighted work may be.

If the work is about 180 pages, is an excerpt of 3 or 4 pages acceptable?

Sunshine

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1 posted 2006-12-17 08:01 PM

I would think that it would depend on

1.  How it is being used;
2.  In what context;
3.  For what purpose.

If something of mine were to be used, that would be the first three questions I would ask.

Essorant
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Regina, Saskatchewan; Canada

2 posted 2006-12-17 08:42 PM

I was going to post it for interest and learning in the English Workshop, about English phonetics. The virtue of the excerpt is in its clarity and conciseness, which I don't find in any other explanations. Also the book that it comes from doesn't seem to be in publication anymore: Historical Outlines of English Sounds and Inflections, by Samuel Moore.

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