Is this legal?

Discussion in 'Legal Issues' started by Avatar Viper, Oct 22, 2006.

  1. #1
    can i copy an article from a magazine and put it on my blog??? it is only like 1 page. thx...
     
    Avatar Viper, Oct 22, 2006 IP
  2. werewe12

    werewe12 Well-Known Member

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    If you give credit to the person who wrote the article, and magazine..
     
    werewe12, Oct 22, 2006 IP
  3. bob23

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    Yeah as long as you credit the authors I don't think they would have a problem with it.
     
    bob23, Oct 22, 2006 IP
  4. Avatar Viper

    Avatar Viper Well-Known Member

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    ic thx :) :)
     
    Avatar Viper, Oct 22, 2006 IP
  5. tke71709

    tke71709 Peon

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    #5
    No, you can't.

    This is no different than taking content from another website and putting it on your blog.

    Copyright infringement, 100%, without a doubt.
     
    tke71709, Oct 24, 2006 IP
  6. KLB

    KLB Peon

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    #6
    BOTH OF THESE ANSWERS ARE WRONG! DO NOT LISTEN TO THEM!!!

    Under copyright laws YOU CAN NOT COPY SOMEONE ELSES ARTICLES to your own blog with out their express permission. Fair use clauses of copyright laws basically only allow a brief summary/description of an article and links to said article. International copyright laws also apply to over 100 countries world wide.

    For a related legal case see http://www.law.uh.edu/faculty/cjoyce/copyright/release10/LosAngT.html (L.A. Times v. Free Republic)
     
    KLB, Oct 24, 2006 IP
  7. sd2001

    sd2001 Peon

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    You beat me to it. :) KLB is absolutely right. It doesn't matter if you credit the author or not, you cannot arbitrarily just yank content and use it for your own purpose without express consent.
     
    sd2001, Oct 24, 2006 IP
  8. Theozard

    Theozard Active Member

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    but then is allowed to read the content and write it in your own words?
     
    Theozard, Oct 24, 2006 IP
  9. KLB

    KLB Peon

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    With caveats, yes. Your article must be substantially unique. Simply changing the order of sentences, using synonyms, etc. could still get you in hot water and is plagiarism. You should also provide appropriate references.
     
    KLB, Oct 24, 2006 IP
  10. oseymour

    oseymour Well-Known Member

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    I can summarize the article in my own words and provide a link back to the original article?
     
    oseymour, Oct 25, 2006 IP
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    Best is to write to the magazine and ask for the reprint rights. One page in a magazine may be the whole article. If you quote a paragraph and point back to the source, it may not be too bad as long as you also credit the source.
     
    eddy2099, Oct 25, 2006 IP
  12. Josh-H

    Josh-H Active Member

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    Should be ok if you do that oseymour.
     
    Josh-H, Oct 25, 2006 IP
  13. shade

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    If you change a few words and/or write it in your own words...or treat it as a refrence material, then you can get away with it. For instance, i can legally put up conan o'briens 10 things, and critisize it in the post. The trick is that you have to have the majority of the article being original content. Also, always site your sources, else you get nasty calls at 3am asking you to take that one picture of ronald regan in a thong down.....

    Read up on fair use. It pretty much only applies on educational uses. My brother is a IP lawyer, and we have been talking about this for almost 2 years. Alot of people break ip law, far more then get in trouble. Where it bites your ass, is when your site gets big, and some corperate jerk see's the article.....then he sues you and takes your site.
     
    shade, Oct 25, 2006 IP
  14. MTbiker

    MTbiker Well-Known Member

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    Doing a summary in your own words and linking to the original article would be your best bet.
     
    MTbiker, Oct 25, 2006 IP