Copying articles with reference

Discussion in 'Legal Issues' started by latitude.de, Mar 2, 2009.

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    Is it ok to copy some article from a web into my blog with reference to the main source:confused:

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  2. shailendra

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    if the authors of those articles have allowed it to do so
     
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    What if there are no instructions on the web regarding copying and using the material?

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    Not unless you have the permission of the author or owner of the article. If there are no instructions on the site, send an email to get permission.
     
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    Providing a reference does not make it legal. As others have said, you need to get permission (or the site has to offer a license of some sort for republishing content).
     
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    You can not say the exact same thing as they did... Changing just a couple words does not count. If you re-word the information so that it comes different, then yes it is ok to post using them as a reference.:)
     
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    You can only re-use facts.

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    Not true Mariah - even changing a LOT of the words does not make it OK. That makes it a derivative work, which only the original copyright holder has the legal right to create or authorize. Re-wording does not constitute an original work. Using facts gathered from multiple sources, citing them as references, but writing something that's actually your own generally would though.
     
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    Well said, I'm to tired to completely explain what I ment about re-using facts :)
     
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