is copying allowed from non copyright protected site??

Discussion in 'Legal Issues' started by LOD, Nov 8, 2009.

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  1. #1
    hi guys...
    i want to copy a text from a particular website.. now typical me would never do that... but i checked the entire site and there's no copyright sign or anything mentioned about copyright...
    so does that make it ok for me to copy some part of the text from that website... since theres no copyright involve???
     
    LOD, Nov 8, 2009 IP
  2. BigJonnyB

    BigJonnyB Peon

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    “Under the Berne Convention, copyrights for creative works do not have to be asserted or declared, as they are automatically in force at creation.” In other words all works are automatically copyrighted whether a copyright notice is on the site or not. You could always try contacting the webmaster concerned to see if they will allow you to duplicate their content but I suspect the answer would be a resounding no.
     
    BigJonnyB, Nov 8, 2009 IP
  3. chandan123

    chandan123 Prominent Member

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    you can't copy

    but you can place few excerpt , link and give credits to that site that's better
     
    chandan123, Nov 8, 2009 IP
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    Correct. The only way there is no copyright involved is if the author explicitly says that the work is in the public domain.

    Otherwise it is always under copyright from the moment it was published. No copyright warning or notice is necessary.
     
    SmallPotatoes, Nov 8, 2009 IP
  5. swiftnomad

    swiftnomad Active Member

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    I just read about this yesterday and it was a good read so I figured I'd share.

    http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html

    The first one is this:

    "If it doesn't have a copyright notice, it's not copyrighted."

    This was true in the past, but today almost all major nations follow the Berne copyright convention. For example, in the USA, almost everything created privately and originally after April 1, 1989 is copyrighted and protected whether it has a notice or not. The default you should assume for other people's works is that they are copyrighted and may not be copied unless you know otherwise. There are some old works that lost protection without notice, but frankly you should not risk it unless you know for sure.
     
    swiftnomad, Nov 8, 2009 IP
  6. BlackIceCreations

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    Why not use the content and offer a link back to the original article or text you are looking to use?
     
    BlackIceCreations, Nov 9, 2009 IP
  7. PureSoul

    PureSoul Active Member

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    Copyright or not if you use a text without the permission from the author, then its simply plagiarism. There is nothing ethical, legal, or even nice about it. All you need to do is contact the author and ask for consent. That is not very hard to do, right?
     
    PureSoul, Nov 9, 2009 IP
  8. RoseD

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    Why don't you contact the author of the original work and ask them if you can use it.
     
    RoseD, Nov 9, 2009 IP