Saturday, August 17, 2013

Fair Use Laws

Read Jeremiah 4-6

Jeremiah 5:24 "Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the Lord our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest."

There are times when we read something that affects us so deeply, we want to share it with others. As we write, we can’t help but let these wonderful words become part of our manuscript.

But we have to be careful that we are not stepping on the other writer’s toes. The fair use laws are in place so we can quote parts of another author’s work without getting into legal trouble.

We’ll also want to identify the other writer and the work that so inspired us. It’s good advertising for the other writer and will keep the integrity of our own work.

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