copyright laws ???

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Minobu
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copyright laws ???

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So i have this book
https://www.amazon.com/Enlightenment-Ti ... 0646165003
and i wish to use a few pages of it to discuss something..type them in a thread ...

so can i do that or is there something i need to do ?

if i say where they come from is that enough?

by the way the book is excellent source for learning all the basics...
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Re: copyright laws ???

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Quoting a few paragraphs here or there for the purpose of academic discussion is commonly accepted and doesn’t violate copyright law.
Really, unless you are blatantly trying to publish your own. “Bootleg” copy, or use parts of it in your own published works or in some other profitable venture, such as pulling inspirational quotes and printing them on tee shirts, without first getting permission, if you aren’t doing anything like that, it’s not a violation and nobody will care.

And sharing a link to ordering the book, as you’ve done, that’s great. No problems.
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The passages shouldn't be too long. Just some paragraphs. In best case you are able to provide a link.
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