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“Can I use interviews and profiles I’ve written, and turn them into my own book, or do those pieces belong to the magazine?”
“It’s my number and, of course, I gave it to them, after receiving it from the IRS. But, they have steadfastly refused to tell me what the number is…”
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“I want to include scans of newspaper articles in my book. Since my book is non-fiction, will the educational exception to copyright law apply?”
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