Asked by Exponents are Dumb

Read the following scenario and decide whether it is fair use, and why.

Donny has a major paper due for school. He finds a great website covering the information online. He cuts and pastes sections to put into his report. He doesn't need a bibliography for the paper, so he doesn't include one. Is this fair use?
(1 point)
Responses

No, because he did not cite the source.
No, because he did not cite the source.

No, because using information from websites for school projects always violates fair use.
No, because using information from websites for school projects always violates fair use.

Yes, because he is using the website for educational purposes.
Yes, because he is using the website for educational purposes.

Yes, because he copied the source word for word.
Yes, because he copied the source word for word.

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
No, because he did not cite the source.

Explanation: Simply copying sections word‑for‑word and presenting them as his own — with no citation or transformation — is not fair use. While educational use weighs in favor of fair use, the other factors (he used substantial verbatim text, did not transform it, and gave no attribution) weigh against it. That makes this plagiarism and likely a copyright violation. He should either paraphrase and cite the source, use brief quoted excerpts with attribution, or seek permission for substantial verbatim copying.