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0 pointsmasklinn2y ago0 comments

Probably just a desire to

1. Outline the ad bits, and show that they are integrated in the middle of the text (aka it’s not a page of soup ad in the middle of the novel as you might assume).

2. Limit the risks of IP issues due to unauthorised reproduction even though this is just two pages out of a 350-odd pages novel (so almost certainly fair use).

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nielsole2y ago· 2 in thread

The author of the article lives in Germany where fair use is not a thing.

yorwba2y ago

There's a right to quote copyright-protected works https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/urhg/__51.html ( EDIT: in English: https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_urhg/englisch_ur... ) which often boils down to the same thing, even though it's not literally called "fair use".

chmod7752y ago

All of § 44a - § 53 carve various exceptions. There's not just the right to quote, though I think it may be the most applicable one here.

_ph_2y ago

The black bars are printed like that into the book. They have nothing to do with the reproduction of the ad, they are part of the original ad.

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