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Bad Taste? (published chess books)

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Is it poor form to share things from a published books like mates or analysis on a game and position?

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Originally posted by Phlabibit
Is it poor form to share things from a published books like mates or analysis on a game and position?

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No.

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Originally posted by Phlabibit
Is it poor form to share things from a published books like mates or analysis on a game and position?

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Absolutely not!!! Now get with it!!!

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If it's a very small extract then generally it's not a problem, although you should make sure that you give the author's name and publisher etc.

For larger extracts, then it's not on without the permission of the copyright holder (usually the publisher).