Techdirt reports on Berkeley law professor Jason Schultz’s amicus brief, in which he explains why reproducing an entire article within your article can still be considered fair use (and thus, legal):
Indeed, the Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit, and this Court have all found the use of entire copyrighted works to be consistent with the fair-use doctrine. Those rulings recognize that copyright law balances two important public interests: promoting creative expression and encouraging the use of copyrighted works for socially beneficial purposes.
Looks like I should start cutting-and-pasting more frequently for my blog posts…
For a good primer on fair use, especially as it relates to bloggers, check out Rachel Sklar’s detailed analysis.