Stephen Ambrose, a Popular Historian with Many Books to His

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Multiple Choice

Stephen Ambrose, a popular historian with many books to his credit, admitted that some segments of one of his recent books had language taken from the books of other historians that was not in quotes. Mr. Ambrose did footnote the work of authors he relied upon in doing his book.

• A) The work of an author is protected by copyright laws.
• B) The use of quotes without attribution is not a violation of the law.
• C) The use of the material is fair use and need not be footnoted.
• D) Both b and c
• E) None of the above

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