Jimmy Wales wrote:
Well, let me get your opinion about an example.
http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grapes_of_Wrath
This page contains 3 quotes which seem to me to be excellent examples of fair use that could realistically be reused by just about anyone for just about any purpose.
There is a quote from the Swedish Academy's announcement of the Nobel Prize for Steinbeck. There is a quote from Battle Hymn of The Republic by Julia Ward Howe, explaining the title of the book. There's a quote of Woody Guthrie's reaction to the film version of the book.
"Battle Hymn of the Republic" was published in 1862, and is thus in the public domain anyway.
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