Wow, thanks, looks like it's a GO since I definitely have NO, ZERO, ZILCH financial gain and my purposes are criticism and comment, not to mention admiration, although the admiration is different from the way I remembered. And the amount quoted is small compared to the length of the book, and I can't imagine that my quoting it would have a negative effect on potential buyers, in fact perhaps enticing somebody to buy the book. So the next post will be the quotation with my uniquely invaluable commentary!1
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[font size=5]Fair use under United States law[/font]
17 U.S.C. § 107
Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 17 U.S.C. § 106 and 17 U.S.C. § 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include:
1. the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;
2. the nature of the copyrighted work;
3. the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and
4. the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work. ....
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