Re: Function for quoting Emacs manual sections?

[David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>]

Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org> writes:

>     Sure.  Namely it is forbidden by default.  You can't quote any creative
>     content
>
> Please don't call works "content" -- that term disparages the works
> themselves.  See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html.
>
> 	    that would suffice for not needing to get access the original.
>     Because then you are providing value only the copyright holder is
>     permitted to provide.
>
> I think you are talking about the standards of fair use,
> and I think you have interpreted them in a manner that is
> overly limited.

There is little point for me in interpreting them any saner than the
courts do since nobody is going to ask for my opinion when things go
wrong.

-- 
David Kastrup