Re: DBQ primary sources

Hi "Pingveno"

A single question is typically too short to be copyrightable, so you can probably use 
that.

You can use the same public domain sources for *research*. However, you probably 
can't quote exactly the same passages from exactly the same primary sources in 
exactly the same order at exactly the same length. 

The map is likely to be copyrighted, as there is creative effort in deciding on a colour 
scheme, and other issues of how to represent the data. However, you can create 
your own map from the same raw data.

Hope this helps, but of course this is not legal advice.

-Martin "IANAL" Harper

On 15 Jan 2004 at 21:38, Pingveno wrote:

> I'm currently work on "How to write an essay" over at Wikibooks. I'm
> also writing a DBQ (Document Based Question) in my history class. Our
> teacher has given us a paper that she legally copied out of a
> textbook. All of the primary history sources are from sources that
> would be in the public domain, with the exception of a map showing
> election results.
> 
> The question is (reworded) "Was the election of Abraham Lincoln a
> mandate for abolition of slavery in the US?"
> 
> Is it legally acceptable to reconstruct the primary resources (again,
> all from the public domain) and the map of the election results? Also,
> can I rewrite the question? I would the post the question, the primary
> sources, and my finished essay.
> 
> -Pingveno
> 
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