hello.since content is the major buzzword in adsense around which everything revolves so is it possible to write content from differnt sources of books and magaizines .or one bought from amazon.com.will it be infringemnt of copywright if i purchase a book or magazines and write content from them mixing some of my own.plz suggest.
You can't copy pages even from books. I hire copywriters from elance.com to write pages for me approx $10-$20 per page depending on the length and expertise required in my niche. (rentacoder.com is another I've heard mentioned) I love hiring people to write the content- I just post new pages and read dp all day.
Hi Ishika, A solution for you would be to copy the content and then rephrase them to make it look original and then you can use them. Cheers Mirainfo
definitely i wont be copying the entire content as such but repgrase and use it so wont that be a peoblem.i have seen many good books in amazon.com which can be very effective in writing good content so i want to write those content.should i do so.
This is exactly what's called plagiarism. It's not exactly copyright infringement, and its not easy to press charges and win a case for plagiarism, but it's considered unethical, and may cause irrepairable damage. And you may get sued for lots of money, if the original author finds out and is reasonably upset about it. But its not easy to win such cases. If you've followed the Dan Brown case, you'll know what I'm talking about. As an author, I've faced plagiarism on various occasions, and have also pressed charges on a few occasions, but without any success so far. That's why I think copying from someone sucks. Write your own content. And you'll do well.
The best thing would be to read the book and then write about the subject and put amazon link to that book afterwards That way there is no copyright, no plagiatarism and you can earn a bit with amazon link
Ishika ... YES you can copy from books, journals, magazines and other resources under certain conditions. Under current US copyright laws any works published before 1923 are considered public domain works. Which means that you are free to copy the ENTIRE contents and republish them in any way you wish. Furthermore under the same US copyright laws, works published between 1923-1963, who's copyright has not been renewed or who's was incorrectly published is also considered public domain. It is estimated that over 90% of copyrighted works from 1923-1963 do not get renewed and are available. Any works after 1963 are considered copyrighted works and can not be used. Is this useful? Some people will argue that the information is old and irrelevant. I differ in opinion and have done very well. Example 1: the concept of tying your shoe hasn't changed in many many years so you can republish works and illustrations that show you how to tie your shoe. Example 2: this one is a little more specific, I won't tell you the areas I work on for obvious reasons... if you have a site on public speaking ... there are tons and tons of books that are considered public domain that you can use. Example 3: Do you have a PET site ... once again tons and tons of books and content on Pet Grooming ... how do give your poodle a hair cut etc. Now if you really want to find the hidden gems, do searches for "How to" in the title of books published in the dates listed above. For example "How to give your poodle a hair cut." or "How to care for shoes" or "How to make jam" etc ... you WILL be amazed. Good Luck and hopefully this clears up a few things with the other posters as well. Editted: BTW this applies to all works including and not limited to architectural drawings, music, lyrics, poems, short stories, manuals, cartoons, illustrations, manuals, books, etc... Its amazing what you can find in a used book store!!!
If you have to copy large chunks of the info from a book or any copyrighted source, try to ask for permission or do a proper citation. The article should have your own original ideas wrapped around the information. Should be good to go then.
What level of a site does it take to have this be profitable, though? You must be making well over the amount you have to pay the copywriter, of course?
Actually, you can use content from books provided the copyright on them has expired and they are now in the public domain. Tom Sawyer is one such book, I believe. There are many others no doubt.
There you gooooo! you found a niche! Now go look and find public domain works for it and get it online !!!! BTW you need to do your searches for the "how to" on book catalogs where you can query by date...you won't find the books very easily on google.
If I wasn't so damn lazy, I'd look up the person who first said 'There is no such thing as an original idea'. Instead I'll just copy what he (or she?)said and quote it here. I think you are walking on old stony if you just download and rephrase, but what about finding a topic that clicks with your website and make it better? If someone has publishing the history of olive oil, look at the references, google the facts, add the nutritional (or mechanical, or commercial or whatever) and mythological details, (Greek - Atheana planted the first olive tree) and write the best damn article on olive oil that is available on the net. You don't have to copy anything at all, but you can be inspired by what is already there.
Great info! I did a few searches to see what old books I could find on my subject. (It's funny, but in my field they seemed to know more in 1923 than they know now!) Another thing one could do is look for works that are allowed to be reprinted under certain restrictions or with certain implications. For example, I believe everything in Wikipedia is under the GFDL (Gnu Free Documentation License). These articles are available for modifying and/or reprinting so long as they are always released under the GFDL, as will be any derivative works.
Yes you are absolutely correct. There are also some current authors that will create / release works specifically for public domain use. The gutenberg site is a great starting point (some of the works there have restrictions so be careful) ... here's another very good resource. http://www.alibris.com/search/search.cfm