Is there a limit to allowed length of excerpts?

[Think. Again.]

Hi, I just posted a thread in which I copy/pasted an entire (short) article from a free newsletter I subscribe to into an 'excerptc box. It crossed my mind that re-posting an entire article might be wrong for copyright reasons, and I have noticed that a lot of posts have -snip- 's when re-posting articles, but I can't find any rules anywhere on stuff like that.

I appreciate any help with finding important rules like that on this website, I checked my account page but no luck so far. Thanks.

[Liberty Belle]

1. 4 paragraphs isthe limit here.

They don't have to be consecutive paragraphs; you can use the snip phrasing to denote excerpts.

I have seen other people in a threat post additional excerpts sometimes.

[Think. Again.]

2. Thanks!

I did find the rule in the terms of service and edited my post accordingly.

I appreciate the quick response!

[lapfog_1]

5. I thought it was 3... with an exception for long paragraphs

but I could be wrong about that.

[applegrove]

3. I sometimes post the whole thing if it is a free email. I make

sure to put a link to the website where you can subscribe to the email if there is one. Otherwise I put up 4 paragraphs and that is it. I guess that is wrong. Okay ignore me.

[Think. Again.]

4. Ha!

Thank you.

The original article was written with a lot of one-sentence paragraphs but I think I was able to choose 4 that made sense as a complete post.

[Yonnie3]

6. It is in the terms of service

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=termsofservicehttps://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=termsofservice

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Excerpts from copyrighted sources must be no more than four paragraphs and include a link to the source. See our DMCA Copyright Policy for more information.

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Do not copy-and-paste entire articles onto this discussion forum. When referencing copyrighted work, post a short excerpt with a link back to the original.

To simplify compliance and enforcement of copyrights here on Democratic Underground, we ask that excerpts from other sources posted on Democratic Underground be limited to a maximum of four paragraphs, and we ask that the source of the content be clearly identified. Those who make a good-faith effort to respect the rights of copyright holders are unlikely to have any problems. But individuals who willfully and habitually infringe on others' copyrights risk being in violation of our Terms of Service.

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