Quotes from Books & Articles...
December 6, 2020
It's a tricky thing when you are trying to do what is right and keep yourself 'in the right'.
As I wrap up the Praying the Scriptures blog, I was faced with this dilemma.
In most books, if not all books, there is this copyright note written somewhere at the front of the book stating something like the statement below:
"...All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher..."
Some books go further to state this,
"except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review."
Most of you that have been with the site from the get-go when it was called Things In Common is use to the Quotes from Books & Articles gallery page, for those people, you will notice that I have made some changes.
Now there are more words that is explaining to you how I will be approaching quoting books and articles moving forward :-)
Well it took me two whole years to finish reading The Secret book that I had mentioned in my first blog titled "Happiness" dated August 15, 2018.
While it was a good read - enlightening, I find that I am still grappling with some of the concepts Rhonda Byrne explored in it.
It took me two years but finally I have finished reading The Secret book and finished creating the 'quote/motivational images' from that book. Why did it take me so long to read such a small book? I sum it up to this thought - most of what's written in there I didn't believe rings true for me so I kept on putting it down and finding something else to read. But over the course of these past two years as I worked on getting this website up and running I have slowly read it, trying to assimilate the contents.
There are a few things written there that I have proven to be true and now in the process of testing the others to see if they ring true for me.
Just like reading the Bible, it seems to take 'faith' in believing what is written there and then acting upon the advice given which currently I seem to be lacking the 'faith', doubt is prevalent, but there's still a glimmer of hope that what Rhonda Byrne attest to and wrote in the Secret won't steer me wrong.
So here I am after two long years, finally completed reading the book and creating the images from it which was a task I had set myself to do and complete.
Albeit in a couple of days not years! I can now say - yea me! I have completed that task.
And that brings me here to the gallery titled Quotes from Books & articles where you'll find the images that I created.
As mentioned before, I stated that it got difficult to write the blogs, Praying the Scriptures blog being the most difficult, while the images for that blog were the easiest to create. As a result, I created quite a few and that's where the dilemma began.
For it was after I had read and created all the images from Mary K. Baxter's four books and began to write the blog that it became apparent to me what I hadn't noticed all this time.
Those words I mentioned earlier,
"No part of this book may be reproduced in any form..." yada yada yada
When it came to my attention I found myself asking myself Who really read that part of the book??? :-)
Well in creating these images no copyright infringement was intended and I think it is evident that there is no intent to infringe yet I found that I was lacking in knowledge of the Fair Use Act and so I went researching.
Here's what I found out.
WHAT IS THE FAIR USE ACT
The following website says it best.
I have also quoted the arears that relates to what I am talking about above.
Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
Fair use is a doctrine in the United States copyright law that allows limited use of copyrighted material without requiring permission from the rights holders, such as for commentary, criticism, news reporting, research, teaching or scholarship. It provides for the legal, non-licensed citation or incorporation of copyrighted material in another author’s work under a four-factor balancing test. The term “fair use” originated in the United States. A similar principle, fair dealing, exists in some other common law jurisdictions. Civil law jurisdictions have other limitations and exceptions to copyright.
One of the rights accorded to the owner of copyright is the right to reproduce or to authorize others to reproduce the work in copies or phonorecords. This right is subject to certain limitations found in sections 107 through 118 of the copyright law (title 17, U.S. Code). One of the more important limitations is the doctrine of “fair use”. The doctrine of fair use has developed through a substantial number of court decisions over the years and has been codified in section 107 of the copyright law.
Section 107 contains a list of the various purposes for which the reproduction of a particular work may be considered fair, such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Section 107 also sets out in four factors to be considered in determining whether or not a particular use is fair:
1. The purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes
2. The nature of the copyrighted work
3. The amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole
4. The effect of the use upon the potential market for, or value of, the copyrighted work
The distinction between fair use and infringement may be unclear and not easily defined. There is no specific number of words, lines, or notes that may safely be taken without permission. Acknowledging the source of the copyrighted material does not substitute for obtaining permission.
Copyright protects the particular way an author has expressed himself. It does not extend to any ideas, systems, or factual information conveyed in the work.
So now that I have explained to you what Fair use Act is, let me wrap this blog up by continuing from where I left off that is, by explaining to you how I will be approaching quoting books and articles moving forward :-)
I enjoy reading books and do learn a lot form the books I choose to read.
I think creating these images over the years is how I 'assimilate' the advice given in these books and how I immortalized the words that speaks to me through these books, articles etc.
However, going forward I have decided to limit my 'image quote creating' to very few if any at all.
With that said, here are the quotes from books and articles that I've read over the years in my pursuit for happiness, knowledge, wisdom, well, you name it :-). I took the advice given and have immortalized their words by creating the images you see there.
If you don't see the images below the author's name just click the name and it will take you to the page.
I do hope they help uplift your spirit as they have done mine.
Rhonda Byrne - The Secret
 |  Rhonda byrne quotes - your life right no |  this is your life |
|---|---|---|
 confession list - life is good |  confession list - master of my thoughts. |  confession list - I am wholeTo view all of the confession list click link below |
 the creative processTo view all of the Timely Reminders click link below |  your job is you |  your mind the creative force - rhonda by |
 create your dayTo view all of "pick me upper" series click link below |
Michael Pitts - Help! I think God is trying to Kill me
 be at peace - Michael Pitts quote |  be your best self |  understanding the value of peace |
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 god accepts us |  God created you for a purpose |  what you say |
 good morning greetings 12 |  change your focus |  timely reminders good day greeting 13To view the rest of the Timely Reminders series click link below |
