Re: Re: Protection for quote under copyright

Let me clarify this point. The quote was of an average person regarding a topic of community interest. It was spoken by the person, but fixed in a tangible medium by the author of the article.

At 06:04 PM 3/2/2005 -0500, Kenneth L.Ng wrote:
>No more than quoting any famous speaker...The copyright in the quote belongs to the person who spoke it, not the author of the article. Using the quote in the original article is presumably with permission of the speaker, or fair use, or both, and the same principles should apply for every subsequent article after that.
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>On Mar 2, 2005, at 3:55 PM, Heather Vargas wrote:
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>>I would appreciate thoughts on the following scenario:
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>>A short article is printed in a magazine. A quote from a single person comprises approximately 1/3 of the article. A completing magazine copies the quote for an article on the same topic.
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>>Infringement?
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