DailyBlogTips.com’s “Copyright Law: 12 Do’s and Dont’s” is a must read for bloggers out there,there’s 12 do’s and don’t ( 6 each) and it’s not a long read so it should be good for your own knowledge at least.
An excerpt:
Do’s:
2. Do quote something you find interesting: the Copyright Act defines that short quotations for the purpose of criticism, commentary or news reporting are considered “fair use”. Notice that the quote should involve only a small portion of the work, and it should not replicate the “heart” of the material.Dont’s
10. Don’t copy material just because you are not making a commercial use: while making commercial use of copyrighted material might make it easier for the author to claim damages against you the commercial use per se is not a requirement for copyright infringement. Even if you are not making a commercial use of the material you are still infringing the law if you do not have a permission from the author.
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