# copyright problems quoting Cecil? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [July 23, 2001, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copyright-problems-quoting-cecil/73525 "2001-07-23T11:15:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![curwin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@curwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curwin)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2001, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copyright-problems-quoting-cecil/73525/1 "2001-07-23T11:15:34Z")
In this thread ( [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=78189](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=78189) ) I wanted to quote a response to the OP that Cecil answered in one of his books, but is not in the archives. What would have been the appropriate way to do this? Could I have typed in the column? ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2001, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copyright-problems-quoting-cecil/73525/2 "2001-07-23T18:43:03Z")
Not to worry, curwin, I’m sure that everyone that posts here owns the Straight Dope books. Just mentione the title and page number. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2001, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copyright-problems-quoting-cecil/73525/3 "2001-07-25T12:45:56Z")
Like other copyright material, short quotes (attributed) are fine. If you want permission to reprint most of or all of a column elsewhere, please email THE READER for permission. These are usually forthcoming as long as the source is attributed and the intentions are honest.