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Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/30196
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

Even "fair use" doesn't cover the reaction of the owner and won't protect the intent of the user. As my retired attorney father often said, "anyone can sue anybody for anything at any time."

If you will always praise the websites. I.E., "This website is a great example of rule #6..." then screenshots probably can be used under "fair use" and it's unlikely you'll be sued.

However, no one likes hearing their baby is ugly. So if you ever expect to use a site as a negative example you had better get the owner's explicit and written permission first — and you should expect to be told, "no." If you don't, your use must express a factual violation of an industry-established rule. As an example, you can legally cite a factual (i.e., extant public records) crime as a person's bad behavior or in the case of [Melissa Rivers explaining why her mother was a bad driver](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-3169228/Joan-Rivers-daughter-Melissa-rude-vain-embarrassing-incorrigible-liar-hilariously-funny.html) from personal experience, but when you make subjective assesments about someone else or something owned by someone else and don't have (e.g.) a law you can point to that proves it's factually wrong, what you just comitted was libel.

Remember, "anyone can sue anybody for anything at any time."

I was a micro-publisher for a decade, and copyright was (and still is) sacred. Treat others with respect; and if you're lucky, they'll treat you with respect. Treat others with disrespect, anticipate disrespect.

If this doesn't help you answer your question then you need to get a lawyer.

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