If there is no commercial aspect to the re-use, then permission is not needed?
Usually permission is needed anyway. The content creator may set more permissive conditions if the use is non-commercial, but permission will nevertheless be needed.
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If only a small amount of a work is used, then permission is not needed?
Permission can still be required if your use does not fit within one of the fair dealing exceptions in the Copyright Act.
If the author is credited, then permission is not needed?
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