Borrowing from Wikipedia?

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  corkscrewboo · Member · Jul 11, 2011 at 5:16 pm

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  Is it ok to copy from Wikipedia if you link to it http://corkscrewboo.wordpress.com/legal-warning/ I’m not too sure about copyright and stuff yet. Thanks

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  timethief · Member · Jul 11, 2011 at 5:20 pm

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  The same copyright law applies in cyberspace just as it does in print media. Republishing a BRIEF excerpt, correctly identifying the author of it, and providing a link back to the original post is the correct protocol. See here for more > http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2009/02/05/copyright-basics-for-bloggers/

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  mmadfan · Member · Jul 11, 2011 at 5:23 pm

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  You can quote from it (and link to it, obviously), and comment on it, but don’t copy an entire article. Bad karma will follow! Seriously, though, not a good practice. But judicious quoting and linking back to the original is fine.

  And remember that even when copyright isn’t involved, there’s still such a thing as plagiarism. For example, Jane Eyre isn’t copyrighted or copyrightable, and yet it would still be plagiarism if I tried to pass off that (or similar out-of-copyright material) as my own.

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  mmadfan · Member · Jul 11, 2011 at 5:23 pm

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  ~~ timethief!

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  timethief · Member · Jul 11, 2011 at 5:25 pm

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  ~~mmfan
  I believe I have covered it … lol :D
  Good morning :)

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  corkscrewboo · Member · Jul 11, 2011 at 5:26 pm

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  I haven’t copied it as a whole, just the bit that is relevent to home brewing and the law

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  timethief · Member · Jul 11, 2011 at 5:27 pm

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  Please read what I linked to above, okay?

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  corkscrewboo · Member · Jul 11, 2011 at 5:29 pm

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  Thank you timethief I just have and I think it’s ok and thank you too mmadfan for your help

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  timethief · Member · Jul 11, 2011 at 5:31 pm

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  You’re welcome and best wishes with your blog. :)

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  corkscrewboo · Member · Jul 11, 2011 at 5:32 pm

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  Thanks

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  mmadfan · Member · Jul 11, 2011 at 6:19 pm

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  Yep, you’re welcome!

  @timethief: I was writing slo-owly as you were posting the response, I think! You did cover it!