Two University of California professors found themselves on the losing side of a "fair use" copyright question when they wanted to use three lengthy quotations from the New York Times in a book, Shan Wang writes: "Routledge, their publisher, required that they obtain formal permission or cut them down." A Times representative says the company offers licensing to any third parties who aren't comfortable that their proposed use is covered by the fair use limits.
June 13, 2016