The distinction between “fair use” and infringement may be unclear and not easily defined. There is no specific number of words, lines, or notes that may safely be taken without permission. Acknowledging the source of the copyrighted material does not substitute for obtaining permission. The U.S. Copyright Office I’ve been blogging for a while and I am always amazed when a post takes on a life of it’s own. My blog got a little over 3500 hits yesterday. My normal day is about 100 hits or so. Most of them were looking at my Vanessa Anne Hudgens post. I got…