This might be a stupid question but I am still quite new to various legal issues and I am still learning. So if I decide to go on a website like blockbuster or wikipedia and I copy and paste only the content they use to describe the movies is that illegal? If so how illegal is it? Would I get a warning, a fine or jail time? What if I translate it to another language? Would it be illegal then?
Blockbuster is a business and they will come after you if you copy from their website, on the other hand wikipedia content can be used under creative commons License. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipe...s_Attribution-ShareAlike_3.0_Unported_License
Any copy like that would indeed be frowned upon, translating it though should be fine as it is technically not the same.