• jordanlund@lemmy.worldM
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    1 year ago

    Two paragraphs should be fine, it’s when you start quoting large blocks that it’s problematic.

    Think of it like this:

    If the article is 4 paragraphs, and you quote 3 of them, that’s not really fair use.

    If the article is 30 paragraphs and you quote 3 of them to make the point, that’s fine. :)

    Keep it less than, say, 30% of the original article and you should generally be safe. More than 50%? Not so much.

    Pulling those numbers out of a hat, it’s not a defined rule. ;)