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Originally Posted by BillyMac
I'm not an attorney, nor do I play one on television. Does that mean that we have to paraphrase the rulebook, or casebook, citation every time we post such a citation here on the Forum?
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Nah. If you're citing to a rule in an officials forum to explain a call, or a non-call, or a shoulda-call, then it's fair use to present the rule as written, especially since it is demonstrated that not citing the complete rule can lead to misinterprettion. It fits the fair use balancing test, especially since most participants in the forum probably possess a copy of said rulebook.
It ceases to be fair use if you just post the rule and intend it to be used as a general reference