Although I am not an expert on copyright law (and cannot give legal advice), I think 
what you are describing would probably fall under "fair use."  I have copied the 
following section of federal law from Cornell's web-site (without specific 
permission).  I hope it helps.

Title 17, Sec. 107. - Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use 
Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted 
work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other 
means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news 
reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or 
research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining whether the use made of 
a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include 
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(1) the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a 
commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes; 

(2) the nature of the copyrighted work; 

(3) the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted 
work as a whole; and 

(4) the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted 
work. 

The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself bar a finding of fair use if such 
finding is made upon consideration of all the above factors



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