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MichMan

(16,580 posts) Thu Dec 25, 2025, 10:17 AM Thursday

Do the TOS rules about copyright infringement still apply? [View all]

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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

It seems pretty clear, yet I constantly see posts that contain five, six, or seven paragraphs that are never taken down.

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Do the TOS rules about copyright infringement still apply? [View all] MichMan Thursday OP

Why do you worry about it? mobeau69 Thursday #1

Just wanting clarification in case I want to post one that is longer than four paragraphs MichMan Thursday #4

DU has been sued for infringement in the past Fiendish Thingy Thursday #2

It doesn't seem to be enforced MichMan Thursday #5

Not consistently anyway. Nt Fiendish Thingy Thursday #7

The layout for so many articles now include paragraphs consisting of a single sentence... hlthe2b Thursday #3

Send an alert. TexasTowelie Thursday #6

I've sent several and nothing ever happens, which is why I asked the question MichMan Thursday #8

Probably best to send DU mail first to give them a chance to shorten the excerpt. highplainsdem Thursday #9

This is somewhat complicated but I'll do my best to explain EarlG Friday #10

Thanks for the clarification MichMan Friday #11

In this age of a lot of 'one sentence paragraphs', it can be difficult to post Jack Valentino Sunday #12