Ok I've been copying an article (in its full) and the URL where I found it, and blogging it. I had someone leave a comment saying that even though I linked to the original article I still cannot do it.
can u hand in a school report, copied from a dictionary, and write at the bottom u got it from there?
No, actually you can't. You can take a small quote and cite it. You can discuss the contents of the article. But to reproduce it (and putting it on your website is reproducing it) without permission from the copyright holder is infringement and illegal. A link back to the source is not a replacement for permission.
Those places are few and far between (Wikipedia is one). That is only true of places that specifically state that they allow it.
like few months ago i did doing same thing, copying content from pages which allow it ... its not wroth it. Google and other engines don't like blogs/pages with copy/past content ... They may iwn ban u from adsense, i rly dont advice u to keep doing this =)
That may constitute infringement as well. Copying a substantial portion is considered infringement as well. Substantial is not a predefined amout, it is a subjective measure. A paragraph can be considered substantial.
If you think it is not true then you should do a little research. Digg survives for several reasons. One, most of the articles that are submitted are submitted by the authors of the article, when they post it on Digg they are giving permission to use it (Digg doesn't go out and copy it). Two, Digg content is submitted by users which gives the site way more protection from infringement claims than you would have by copying articles. Three, copyright owners can choose when to enforce. If somebody copies a paragraph from somebody else's article but points the Digg article to the original article then the copyright holder may see that as free advertising (because Digg is well known). They may view you in a different light, and they are within their rights to do so.
you can always keep copying the articles ! I dont believe in copyright and stuff when it comes to copying content !
You can believe what you want, but the law isn't predicated on your beliefs. Look I copied the lines which you typed........! please dont sue me now Lmao !
Can whoever just gave me red rep for this post at least tell me who they are instead of being a fu**ing pu**y
No, it is not. It is predicated on the actual law. You said you don't believe in copyright when it comes to content. What exactly do you think copyright is for? Just because you don't want the law to apply to you doesn't mean it doesn't. Try that argument with a judge and see how it works for you. As far as you copying my one line. A sentence is generally not enough to copyright. Also, when I became a member I agreed to the ToS which gives the forum certain rights to use any of my posts (which includes allowing others to quote my post). All that sentence does is show your lack of understanding of copyright law. I am actually fairly well versed in copyright law. You could use a brush-up on it. If you're in the US I suggest checking out www.copyright.gov @Weed - I suspect it is the same person that left one for me.