Is Spinning Articles legal?

It seems like spinning articles get views and etc but what I'm really curious about is it legal? As you may all know usually in WWW there is little citation done. And authors are given little credit. Would that make it illegal? What if there was a link back to original copy? Would it make it legal?

 

Why would someone want a link from a spammy spun article back to their original article? By giving the link back with attribution you are basically admitting you took their article for the source of your spun article.

For your purposes you can assume all spun articles are violating the copyright of the original article. It is of course possible for it to transform into something totally and unique and new, but you have no way to be assured of that just by spinning someone else's article.

 

True but what I'm saying in general is, can they sue us for it? Take it to court and etc.

 

Of course.

 

I see but what will dictate it from being determined as spun or not? some as we know switches words and paragraphs with synonymy and etc. Is their any good catchers on that subject?

 

1. You asked if you copy someone's article and spin in can they sue you. - answer yes
2. You asked if you add an attribution link would it help - no, they can still sue you and you have in fact given them evidence of your theft
3. Now you ask how they will know you copied and spun their article. It of course depends who you steal from and what you do with it. Maybe they find it, maybe they don't. Maybe they sue you, maybe they don't.

 

Hm...what if it was cited MLA format also you've entered regonition the content is not yours but of others, for blah blah blah purpose in the the terms and policy and you hold no ownership over the given content.

 

I have no idea what your are talking about "MLA format", but you can't disclaim copyright infringement with some language.

Either you have a right to use the material or you don't.

You have been asking a legal question in the legal section. To those questions, spinning someone else's article is likely copyright infringement. Tons of people use spun articles and are never caught, just as people speed and are never caught. You need to decide what you are willing to risk, but in answer to the question you keep asking, no it is not legal and there is no trick to get around that.

As an aside, spun articles work fine for search engines, cause the are just reading words, but to human readers they invariably read like crap.

 

Legal only if content is Public Label Rights.

 

Article spinning isn't likely, it's always copyright infringement. It's totally illegal in the USA and you're breaking the law whether you cite the source or not. Don't even bother. Instead, take 3-4 articles treating the same subject, get ideas and inspiration from all of them, then write your own truly unique article. Of course, this takes time but it's really worth it.

 

There is no law against spinning that I am aware of, so the only thing that would make it illegal is if the resulting text was infringing. It would be totally dependent on what the resulting text looked like.

 

browntwn, you're right, the process as such isn't illegal, it's the outcome that is.

 

Ah I see, thanks guys =). I believe that answers my question thank you everyone =). About the laws is there a specific web page that states the United States of America law.

 

Zechin, instead of trying to figure out the answers to your legal questions yourself, you should seek the advice of an experienced lawyer. Been there, done that. Trust me, that's the only way to get a peremptory answer.

-Filip

 

Some of us answering questions on this forum are lawyers.

 

Nonsense. I can spin articles I've written myself, I can spin articles I've commissioned and own, I can spin PLR articles, I can spin stuff out of copyright etc etc etc.

Of course it's legal.

And btw nallen, you're just described how to plagiarise several articles at once. Creating derivative works without permission IS illegal most places.

 

Please keep this discussion cordial.

Good for you!

I was talking about literary work based on fact, such as product and general news articles, which were what Zechin was talking about I suppose. As for literary work based on imagination, such as novels, my advice was obviously not correct.

-Filip

 

No. It's an act of plagiarism. Be careful.

 

or else?

Ah. Sarcasm. How 'cordial'.

Then perhaps you should have made that clear, rather than making blanket assertions which are factually incorrect.

And FYI, novels are also protected by copyright. Or perhaps you'd like to try and republish JK Rowling's latest book under your own name. Let us know what happens

 

Do you even read my replies? I've never said the opposite.