On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 21:45:59 -0500, Leonard Martin

As for quoting published articles in newsgroups, there's always been a
"fair use" exception to copyright that fits the practice. Luckily, our
ancestors who created the law didn't worship property rights in such an
absolutist way as this generation does.

The "fair use" exception allows for a portion of an article to be
quoted -- not the whole thing.