Is it ethical?

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It has nothing to do with the domain, it is all about the author of the content. Once someone creates something, it's theirs, period - it doesn't matter that the site it was originally hosted on is no more, they (and only they) can put it on another site, publish it in a book, whatever they want. They own it and copyright stays with them even after they are dead (for many many years) - so the use of the phrase 'abandoned content' is completely redundant. Abandoned domain, yes, but that's it.

It's not just about ethics, it's about legality. If you steal content from someone and publish it on your site, they can sue you for copyright infringement. And of course, they have all the proof of authorship they need thanks to archive.org.
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Exactly! Couldn't have said it better myself

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I donÂ´t know, I prefer to create my own and have every new traffic targeted.

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It's not just about ethics, it's about legality. If you steal content from someone and publish it on your site, they can sue you for copyright infringement. And of course, they have all the proof of authorship they need thanks to archive.org.
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A bit off-topic, but it might interest some of you:

http://www.archive.org/iathreads/post-view.php?id=119669

Internet Archive, a library of historical Web site content, and Suzanne Shell, the author and owner of the Web site www.profane-justice.org, jointly announced today the settlement of their lawsuit, which stemmed from the archiving of Ms. Shellâ€™s Web site in Internet Archiveâ€™s Wayback Machine. The partiesâ€™ lawsuit, which began in January of 2006, involved Internet Archive seeking a judicial declaration that it did not infringe Ms. Shellâ€™s copyright when it preserved and made publicly available the www.profane-justice.org Web site in its Wayback Machine and Ms. Shell seeking to hold Internet Archive liable for copyright infringement, breach of contract, civil theft, conversion and racketeering. Internet Archive and Ms. Shell are both pleased that they have been able to reach an amicable resolution that is in both partiesâ€™ best interests.

The Internet Archive said, â€œInternet Archive has no interest in including materials in the Wayback Machine of persons who do not wish to have their Web content archived. We recognize that Ms. Shell has a valid and enforceable copyright in her Web site and we regret that the inclusion of her Web site in the Wayback Machine resulted in this litigation. We are happy to have this case behind us.â€ â€œI respect the historical value of Internet Archiveâ€™s goal. I never intended to interfere with that goal nor cause it any harm,â€ said Ms. Shell.
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