Several of my sites are based on reproducing works on which copyright has expired. Mostly copyright is several hundred years expired and I own the original works so I'm well in the clear. Do make absolutely certain that copyright has expired, though. Also make sure that copyright does not exist in every single territory that your work is to be viewed. It is absolutely no use whatsoever applying US copyright law to a global website! LOL Very often people can sue under the law of the land in which your web page was downloaded (it has happened and caused a massive stir about 2 years ago, setting an international legal precedent). If you are using works to which copyright still applies then simply use the information, but NOT the actual words - that's fine. As a non-fiction and fiction book author myself, let me tell you that you're in for a world of hurt if you use copyrighted stuff.
What is the problem or objective here.... fresh unique content ... or you need traffic to your site ?
That's exactly what it's called. That’s very true indeed. Its fine to be inspired by something you’ve read but it’s not ok to flat out plagiarize it, whether or not the original form was digital or not.
thanks a lot all those who have provided valuable guidance in this matter.it will help a lot.i have definitely written my own content but i want to make my site big with load of information therfore i wanted to use other stuffs buit didnt knew much abt copywright issue. ok one thing more is usinmg the content of general magazines also infrigement violations.
Ishika- Of course stealing the content from a magazine is a copyright infringement. Here are a few good rules of thumb. Ask yourself these questions... 1-Did you buy it and did the seller have the right to sell it? 2-Did you write it yourself without plagiarizing the work of someone else? 3-Did you obtain a work in the public domain (and conduct sufficient research to be certain it really IS a public domain work)? If you cannot answer yes across the board to one of those 3 options, you are probably on the wrong side of things. Yes, there are exceptions... I suppose I could write you an article for free and give it to you as a birthday present or something. There are also ways to benefit from user-generated content. But, most of the time, those questions should cover it for you. Carson p.s. There is a lot of misleading and/or partially accurate discussion about these issues. I know of one good resource that discusses content plagiarism and theft issues in-depth: PlagiarismToday.com is a good source.
The best that u can do is buy some books and complement the info with some reliable internet sources, don't copy books as is cause your content will not be unique.