Auto blogging - breaking copyright?

Discussion in 'Legal Issues' started by TheCheesePolice, Jan 9, 2009.

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    I've lately started to get interested in Auto blogging.
    It all seems good - there's only one issue.
    Is it legal? To me, it seems that it's breaking copyright laws, though I am not educated at all about this matter.

    Regards,
    Adam
     
    TheCheesePolice, Jan 9, 2009 IP
  2. skip1o2

    skip1o2 Peon

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    i cant see how its not but will be interested in hearing others
     
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  3. ilikenwf

    ilikenwf Active Member

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    My thought is that if you leave a link back to the original post and summarize if possible, you are ok. Just cite the source or else it's plagiarism.
     
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    I doubt it breaks any laws, but it really hurts those creating original content when it is reproduced all over the web. As a rule, make sure you are using RSS feeds that allow syndication.
     
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    Nonny Notable Member

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    Citing the source doesn't make not copyright infringement. The issue is whether the person who created the feed has explicitly given permission for you to republish it. I think there are a lot of bloggers who wouldn't mind as long as you link back to them, but to do it all legally request permission to use their feed first.

    And if you are going to use a feed from a news site, read their terms and conditions. For example, this is from Google News:
    http://www.google.com/support/news/bin/answer.py?answer=59255&hl=en
    So you'd be free to use their feed as long as your site is non-commercial (no advertising, etc.).
     
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  6. enrico1999

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    Sounds like copyright infringement to me. Better do some research before you get too far down that road. There are ways to do it and be able to argue 'fair use' but simply posting other people's content with no commentary or otherwise is pretty classic content scraping and a likely copyright violation. Here is an article for you to check out .....

    Someone Stole My Web Content! Is This Copyright Infringement?
     
    enrico1999, Jan 9, 2009 IP