There is a list of open problems in my sub-field that was published in a journal some time ago and has had an impact on the area.


Many of the problems have been solved, some have partial solutions, and some are still unsolved.


I am considering trying to write a survey of the current status of this list. However, I am concerned about a few publication-related questions:


(1) Can my survey reproduce the statements of the problems? Of course I would not take credit for the problems, but I am concerned that I would be reproducing a large proportion of the content of a published paper.


(2) Is the answer to Question (1) different if I am trying to publish the survey in a journal vs. just post on arxiv vs. just post to my website?


(Regarding (2), it may be that no journal would be interested; that is a secondary concern.)


(3) Can anyone point to examples of surveys like this, in any area of mathematics? (Surveys discussing the current status of a list of problems in a specialized area. Surveys and books about the Clay Millennium Problems abound, but how about more specialized examples?)


Thank you.



Progress on a problem list
**Q3:** A classic of this type is [Erdős on Graphs : His Legacy of Unsolved Problems](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/156881111X)



> 
> This book is a tribute to Paul Erdős, the wandering mathematician once
>  described as the "prince of problem solvers and the absolute monarch
>  of problem posers." It examines the legacy of open problems he left to
>  the world after his death in 1996.
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 **Q1:** of course you will want to reproduce the open problems themselves, to make the survey self-contained.  

**Q2:** such reproduction falls under "fair use" of published material, so it can be included in a publication without copyright infringement.


