#> Isn't it Legal to Re-Write an article to 100% unique content? #> What are the rules/regulations on Re-Writing web contents? #> What actions can be taken in case somebody steals/copies our content?
You ask about the legality of rewriting someone else's work and then in the same post ask about protecting your own illegally produced derivative work? No, it is not legal to rewrite someone else's work and claim it as your own.
Right - Seems he is playing double! But still, I do feel that nothing is wrong with it if we can make a 100% unique Article from another one [better call reference!] Am I right?
It's generally illegal to create a 'derivative' work. What constitutes 'derivative' is debatable, of course. Your thread itself is VERY similar to 16,000 other threads, all asking about the legality of rewriting. Bottom line, you have a right to express yourself. You can do it in words. You can write a 1000 page story about trolls, elves and a 'Dark Lord'. You just can't copy 'Lord of the Rings' and change nothing except Frodo's name. Unless, of course, you rename him 'Arse', in which case you are in the clear.
'Lord of the Rings' staring Arse ? This is isn't going to work unless you are making a B-rated porno. Maybe 'Lord of the Amulet'
its not illegal. infact most of the prl seller encourage rewriting. and so rewriting prl artilces is no difference to rewriting some artilces
All right, let me rephrase...It is illegal to rewrite someone else's words and publish it as your own without their permission! PLR is a form of license where the author agrees to give up their copyright and grants permission for others to use their words. Anything not labeled by the author as PLR is off limits. Articles posted on article directories are designed to be used "as is" including the author's links and/or bio information. And just to be complete here, taking private domain works (things written so long go that the copyrights have expired) can be freely used by anyone but you can not claim a new copyright on the material simply by republishing it. If you rewrite a PD work, it is also not copyrightable unless you add a significant amount of new information - simply rewording would not qualify as new information. Only in Afghanistan, Laos and Marshall Islands do authors not enjoy copyright protection over their creative works. The rest of the world offers copyrights to authors generally 70 years after their death. Please people, do a bit of reading before you tell other people what is legal and what is not. List of Countries' Copyright Length
If you are looking for legality and whether you can write derivative contents I guess no one can write contents without worries anymore. Now, all the articles found on the net are rehash of the original idea someone had in the past. So be concerned when you rewrite something you believed to be copyrighted and the writer wouldn't be pleased with his idea rewritten. Most of the general web content does not fall under this category.
Don't confuse a fact with the written word. Facts are not copyrightable. It's the way a fact is explained that's copyrightable.