Can I reprint a NYT obit?

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  buyathread · Member · Jul 12, 2010 at 3:18 pm

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  I’m thinking of including a NY Times’ obituary in my next post, so two questions occur to me: 1) am I going to run afoul of the copyright laws if I use it, and 2) if it’s ok to print it, what format is best, jpg or tif? TIA

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  timethief · Member · Jul 12, 2010 at 3:23 pm

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  I’m not aware of the NY Times copyright and terms of use policies. Perhaps you will find them on their site.

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  auxclass · Member · Jul 12, 2010 at 3:35 pm

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  If you can get the text – block quotes so it is set in – remember to have full credit – I like text that is set off – usually easier to read than a scan.

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  timethief · Member · Jul 12, 2010 at 3:49 pm

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  @buyathread
  The limitations of Fair Use are summarized here http://www.blogherald.com/2008/02/18/the-limitations-of-fair-use/

  I would strongly suggest that you do not copy and paste the entire obituary into a blog post and you do not copy and paste a full sized image. Simply use a thumbnail image and a small excerpt from the obituary, and attribute the image credit and authorship correctly with a link back to the complete obituary.

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  buyathread · Member · Jul 12, 2010 at 4:02 pm

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  @auxclass and timethief – Thank you both, glad I asked. Fortunately, the obituary itself is not essential, so I think I’ll avoid that particular can of worms.

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  timethief · Member · Jul 12, 2010 at 4:06 pm

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  You’re welcome and best wishes with your blog.