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Q&A Using reference books for free handbook

There is no copyright on ideas. You can retell the ideas from other books freely, as long as you are actually creating new words to describe those ideas from scratch. If you are taking chunks of ...

posted 7y ago by Mark Baker‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2020-01-03T20:41:53Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T06:25:33Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T06:25:33Z (almost 5 years ago)
There is no copyright on ideas. You can retell the ideas from other books freely, as long as you are actually creating new words to describe those ideas from scratch.

If you are taking chunks of text from other books and editing them for clarity, on the other hand, you would need permission, and you almost certainly won't be granted it.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-05-04T11:46:47Z (over 7 years ago)
Original score: 2