I've been researching copywrites and discovered that factual data cannot be copy-written. Does this mean that an individual could copy information that your website provides which is "factual" for use on their own site? Say for example you had a listing of all books by a particular author that you created after researching. Would someone legally be able to copy that information and use it on their own website? From what I've read the answer to this is yes, but is there a grey area involved here? Just a question I had floating around...
You would cite the information. Many times in magazines they have a small area either under the article or in the back of the magazine hat cites the source of the information. It's very important to do this at all times. Try searching online for different ways to cite and quote information. Good luck!
no individual can not copy the information in my opinion better give credit to the original researcher
According the the U.S. Copyright office, the "factual data" that is not eligible for copyright protection includes: "Works consisting entirely of information that is common property and containing no original authorship (for example: standard calendars, height and weight charts, tape measures and rulers, and lists or tables taken from public documents or other common sources)."