Copy right/boundaries
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I had a question about copy right rules/laws and how to apply them when blogging.
When you find a post that is interesting and what to draw attention to it/and or comment on your blog, is it ok; if you link back and give credit and also quote it (to make sure others know it is not yours)?
Also, when copying from a newspaper or other source, can the whole article be pasted on your blog with appropriate credit given to them (links back to them, etc)
There are times when newspapers do not store some articles and the link becomes inactive/not found, etc. Is it still ok to have it on your blog as long as proper credit is given?
Thanks
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Thanks for asking this question. I have collection of article on my blog on this subject as I’m a paralegal and have to be aware of copyright due to the conract work I do.
There are many myths about copyright in the blogosphere, and the most typical myth is the erroneous belief that one can just copy and paste whole articles and post a link back to the original source without violating copyright. Not true!
It’s even suggested that one ought to be flattered that their article was good enough to be ripped off. Ridiculous!
I think the best way to understand copyright basics is to step into the originating author’s shoes and ask yourself a couple of questions.
Why would any reader who has just read a whole stolen post on a blog click through to the original source of the stolen article?
How would you feel if all the hits that ought to be going to your original article that you did not give anyone permission to use were going to a splog that has stolen your content so they can make an income from advertising clickers? (That’s what sploggers do. They purchase stolen content for RSS blog scrapers and pollute cyberspace with duplicate content in order to make an income from ad clicking “readers”. )
An article can never ever be copied in whole without express prior written permission of the copyright holder. (The only exceptions are articles that are in the public domain and that’s it.)
The appropriate protocol and in fact the law is the same in cyber space as it is for print media. We can quote only brief passages with appropriate attribution to the author/copyright holder. This protocol insures you are not violating copyright law, and encourages any reader who wants to read the full post to click the link and visit the original post on its author’s site.
The intent of fair use is to prevent copyright law from being used to stifle free speech. It does favor only limited copying of works for use in commentary, criticism, education and parody. It does not favor large-scale verbatim copying.
Re: broken, dead and inactive links to media articles that are no longer available are a PITA. Usually one can edit and change the link to point to the archives.
This is a link to a useful site for bloggers http://www.eff.org/issues/bloggers/legal/liability/IP
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I was not aware that sites copy articles and such to make money off of them.
Most of my full copy is for personal reasons, to go back and read again, etc – not to generate any money. Especially patterns – crochet. There are some talented people who generously share their patterns but the site may be here today and gone tomorrow.
I will ask next time.
Thanks for the link.
I didn’t realize that images, if you used part or thumbnails, could be ok without citing or credit. I had been trying to figure out what to do with pictures used for my header as they are not the full size but giving credit in a widget anyway.Again, thanks.
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