I noticed in one of the other topics (don't remember which one) that someone brought up the use of quoting the NEC.

I "personally" thought that limited quoting would not be a violation or infringemeny of copyright laws. To be sure, I contacted NFPA.

What I sent:

"Dear NFPA -

Is it ok to use (copy and paste) a sentence or paragraph of the NEC or
the Handbook in a discussion forum type setting.

Example;

I ask a question about appliance branch circuit requirements. Would it
be ok for a person to respond with a reply and/or quote (by copy and
paste) 422.10 in its entirety (about 12 full lines)?

Thanks for your assistance.

Sincerely;

Stephen A. King"

What they replied:

"Dear Mr. King,

An occasional use of a sentence or paragraph from the NEC(r) in a
non-commercial setting would probably be considered a Fair Use under the
copyright act. There is no precise limit concerning what constitutes
Fair Use and what constitutes an infringement, but the small occasional
use that you suggest appears to fall in the Fair Use category.

If this becomes a regular use of material for a commercial purpose, that
may change the response.

I hope this is helpful.

Dennis Berry

Dennis J. Berry
Secretary of the Corporation &
Director of Licensing
NFPA
One Batterymarch Park
Quincy, MA 02169-7471
617-984-7255
617-984-7222 (fax)
dberry@nfpa.org"

Hope that helps the gentleman that had a question about it.

Steve


Thanks
Steve