Fair Usage Rights

It is actually OK to copy other people's work as long as you follow some guidelines:

  1. Use only a small part compared to your work (proportional)
  2. Are using it to say something original or comment on the work
  3. Cite the work (say where you got it)
  4. Aren't making money off of it or causing the creator to lose potential income
All of these requirements make it safe to use other people's work ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE USING IT FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. Cases have been defended using fair use guidelines for educational purposes as high as the U.S. Supreme Court.
Let's give this a context. Just who owns human creativity?
Two more of these in the series.

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