Under copyright law, you may quote another person’s text to the extent justified by the purpose, provided that information about the author and the source is included according to good practice. The nature of the right to quote generally applies to use in scientific work, in supporting teaching, and when reviewing and criticizing other works. It is also possible to quote in other contexts. It is only permitted to quote a published work, i.e., a work that the author has made available to the public in some way. The quote must have a factual connection to the text in which it is used, fulfilling the so-called referencing function. The length of the quote or ‘extent justified by the purpose’ is not defined in the law and must always be determined on a case-by-case basis. Generally, a quote cannot be very long, but neither so short that it gives a false impression of the quoted work.
Can I quote another person’s text in my own writing?
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