Who Owns the Words?

[Eric Hughes]

>>    Does it matter whether the paper is written to fulfill a class
>> assignment or is intended for publication in a for-profit magazine?

>Yes. The former poses no copyright problems.

And this brings up fair use, which seems to be mostly absent from
Mike's answers.

Mike, is not a short quotation considered fair use, in whatever
medium, lacking any specific prohibition against it?

Eric