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TL;DR: Follow the usual protocols of quoting, attributing, and linking if possible, and you'll be fine.

In terms of Stack Overflow's policies, the only thing we're really concerned about is plagiarism, or the appearance of it. To make it clear that you're not a plagiarist:

  • put the relevant section in a blockquote (> in markdown syntax)
  • attribute the original work and author: provide names, and (legitimate) links if possible

On the legal side of things, you should be fine. I am by no means a lawyer and I do not pretend to dispense legal advice, but the doctrine of fair usefair use should protect you. Essentially, it states that you can reuse minor sections of a work for various purposes (personal, educational, parody, etc) without breaching copyright regulations, and without seeking specific permission. So, while neither you nor SE has any agreement or explicit permission, you don't need it to quote small bits of work.

TL;DR: Follow the usual protocols of quoting, attributing, and linking if possible, and you'll be fine.

In terms of Stack Overflow's policies, the only thing we're really concerned about is plagiarism, or the appearance of it. To make it clear that you're not a plagiarist:

  • put the relevant section in a blockquote (> in markdown syntax)
  • attribute the original work and author: provide names, and (legitimate) links if possible

On the legal side of things, you should be fine. I am by no means a lawyer and I do not pretend to dispense legal advice, but the doctrine of fair use should protect you. Essentially, it states that you can reuse minor sections of a work for various purposes (personal, educational, parody, etc) without breaching copyright regulations, and without seeking specific permission. So, while neither you nor SE has any agreement or explicit permission, you don't need it to quote small bits of work.

TL;DR: Follow the usual protocols of quoting, attributing, and linking if possible, and you'll be fine.

In terms of Stack Overflow's policies, the only thing we're really concerned about is plagiarism, or the appearance of it. To make it clear that you're not a plagiarist:

  • put the relevant section in a blockquote (> in markdown syntax)
  • attribute the original work and author: provide names, and (legitimate) links if possible

On the legal side of things, you should be fine. I am by no means a lawyer and I do not pretend to dispense legal advice, but the doctrine of fair use should protect you. Essentially, it states that you can reuse minor sections of a work for various purposes (personal, educational, parody, etc) without breaching copyright regulations, and without seeking specific permission. So, while neither you nor SE has any agreement or explicit permission, you don't need it to quote small bits of work.

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TL;DR: Follow the usual protocols of quoting, attributing, and linking if possible, and you'll be fine.

In terms of Stack Overflow's policies, the only thing we're really concerned about is plagiarism, or the appearance of it. To make it clear that you're not a plagiarist:

  • put the relevant section in a blockquote (> in markdown syntax)
  • attribute the original work and author: provide names, and (legitimate) links if possible

On the legal side of things, you should be fine. I am by no means a lawyer and I do not pretend to dispense legal advice, but the doctrine of fair use should protect you. Essentially, it states that you can reuse minor sections of a work for various purposes (personal, educational, parody, etc) without breaching copyright regulations, and without seeking specific permission. So, while neither you nor SE has any agreement or explicit permission, you don't need it to quote small bits of work.