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Is Spinning Articles legal?

Discussion in 'Legal Issues' started by Zechin, Aug 26, 2011.

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  1. contentboss

    contentboss Peon

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    #21
    You mean you haven't ever not said the same?
     
    contentboss, Aug 31, 2011 IP
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    sisatel Active Member

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    #22
    Article Spinning is a Black Hat SEO precess.
     
    sisatel, Aug 31, 2011 IP
  3. contentboss

    contentboss Peon

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    #23
    precession is a centrifugal process.
     
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    Rukbat Well-Known Member

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    #24
    Try 17 USC 106(6)
     
    Rukbat, Sep 3, 2011 IP
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    #25
    It doesn't matter if you use spinned article content
     
    Jackob2916, Sep 19, 2011 IP
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    #26
    Really? But does it matter if you use spun content?
     
    contentboss, Sep 19, 2011 IP
  7. Patel

    Patel Peon

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    #28
    I don't think it is illegal. If the words are changed but the meaning remains same as the original article, why would it be illegal?
     
    alexdoerr, Sep 22, 2011 IP
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    phxadam Well-Known Member

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    #30
    I usually only spin Press Releases.
     
    phxadam, Sep 25, 2011 IP
  11. Pitu

    Pitu Active Member

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    #31
    I don't think it is illegal.
     
    Pitu, Oct 1, 2011 IP
  12. evelinawilliams007

    evelinawilliams007 Notable Member

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    #32
    Lewl as long as your article is unique you are not having issues with copyrights.

    You can spin the article or you can re-write it just make sure it's unique.
     
    evelinawilliams007, Jun 29, 2015 IP
  13. Business Attorney

    Business Attorney Active Member

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    #33
    For all those people saying spinning is legal, you are wrong. Read a few cases. Taking someone else's copyrighted material and changing a few synonyms to keep essentially the same meaning. Spinning is not necessarily always infringement, it depends on the facts.

    Read the Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraphrasing_of_copyrighted_material
     
    Business Attorney, Jun 29, 2015 IP
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  14. Nigel Lew

    Nigel Lew Notable Member

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    #34
    Its sorta of a moot point because if you are doing it your are a complete dumbass in the first place.
     
    Nigel Lew, Jun 29, 2015 IP
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    Rukbat Well-Known Member

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    #35
    That would depend on your definition of "spinning". Rewriting an existing article? Sure. The proper way to refer to someone else's article is to link to it, maybe quoting a few relevant phrases so you can agree or rebut in place. But rewriting it to say something different? That's putting a different spin on the subject, and there's nothing wrong with doing that.
     
    Rukbat, Jul 5, 2015 IP
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    cronik Well-Known Member

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    #36
    Not sure if it's illegal, but it's definitely illegal to put a spun article on my websites. ;)
     
    cronik, Jul 5, 2015 IP
  17. Matthew Sayle

    Matthew Sayle Prominent Member

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    #37
    I love when people use spun articles, less competition for me.
     
    Matthew Sayle, Jul 5, 2015 IP
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    #38
    No its illegal action.
     
    Dev thakur, Jul 7, 2015 IP
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    #39
    Did anyone besides Rukbat bother to research the topic? The answer to spinning's legality is plastered all over the Internet. In three seconds, I found this: https://www.legalzoom.com/articles/plagiarism-what-is-it-exactly

    Spinning is paraphrasing. Paraphrasing without credit is plagiarism. Plagiarism "is illegal if it infringes an author's intellectual property rights."

    Nuff said?
     
    DocuMaker, Jul 11, 2015 IP
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    majamkd Greenhorn

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