Re: PDFs on the Web in "public domain"

[Goober Writer <gooberwriter -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

> If someone posts a PDF to the Web and lists it as
> "public domain" (I don't know how that is done), if
> you **cite the source,** can you screen capture a
> page or cut it out and include it in your own
> documentation. Is citing the source enough credit,
> is permission needed, and so forth?

What would your 5th grade teacher say when handing out
a report assignment?

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