WJhonson(a)aol.com wrote:
In a message dated 5/24/2008 9:55:46 A.M. saintonge
writes:
Close paraphrases intended to avoid a copyvio
can change the meaning of a passage entirely. >>
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Not that you are here directly suggesting it, but just to address an issue
of "paraphrasing in order to avoid a copyvio", in case anyone was confused.
You do not violate copyright by quoting your source. The only time you
would would be if you are quoting so much of the material that it makes it
unnecessarily for people to buy the work, or if you are quoting the *heart* of the
work. The *heart* being understood to be the '''main or only
reason''' that
people want to buy the work.
Otherwise, you are free to quote any source and ref the source.
I'm not saying
that direct quotes are in fact copyvios. They fall well
within the bounds of fair use. This does not prevent some editors from
acting as if they were. We also want our own original writing.
Ec