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hollysmom

(5,946 posts) Wed May 11, 2016, 12:40 PM May 2016

are there limits on how much of an article you can quote?

do they vary according to the source?
I post on other boards and they generally keeps us to 3 or 4 paragraphs yet I keep seeing people quote entire articles here, isn't copyright an issue here?

thank you

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are there limits on how much of an article you can quote? (Original Post) hollysmom May 2016 OP

It is an issue here, and many members tend to abuse it. ManiacJoe May 2016 #1

ManiacJoe

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1. It is an issue here, and many members tend to abuse it.

Reply to hollysmom (Original post)

Wed May 11, 2016, 05:13 PM

May 2016

3-4 paragraphs of a long article is the standard used at DU.
Obviously smaller articles need smaller quotes.

When you see a copyright problem, private message the poster or copyright alert the message.

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