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FWIW, it doesn't need to say so. Maybe that's what you meant? If the site gives no explicit permission, copying is not allowed. There's no requirement to have notice of copyright, no requirement to file for copyright, and no excuse for copying something you don't have the right to copy. Under US & German copyright laws, all works are automatically protected as soon as they're created, with the rights defaulting exclusively to the creator of the work. Unless you have explicit permission (which includes public domain & public license like Creative Commons) or you are copying under fair use, you don't have the right to copy anything legally.



> FWIW, it doesn't need to say so. Maybe that's what you meant? If the site gives no explicit permission, copying is not allowed.

Yeah, the parent commenter was saying you CAN print it for personal use, so me asking "Does it actually say that on the site?", the 'that' is "printing for personal use is okay". Either way I think we're in agreement, just because it's for personal use doesn't automatically make it "fair use".




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