At 11:20 PM 10/01/2000 -0400, you wrote:
>I had not read the posting rules. And since I assumed that it was ok to post
>references and short excerpts of work found online I never thought about
>these issues. I would like to hear the feedback of the people on this group.
>Should references be limited to the links only? Or can one also quote limited
>exerpts when appropriate for the argument?
It is my understanding under "fair use" rules that you can quote portions
of a published work. I happen to know that something on a personal or
public website is considered "published" and can be treated like something
in a book or magazine. It's good manners to include the original URL so
that readers can check the context. However, private e-mail is different
even if posted to a public list. In that case it's best to get the
permission of the original author before quoting it.
Susan
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