LLRX.com - Bloggers Beware: Debunking Eight Copyright Myths of the Online World
Read the entire article for the truth - but the Myths are:
Myth #1: It’s okay to use anything that doesn’t have a copyright notice
Myth #2: It’s okay to use anything that’s online, because if it’s online, it’s in the public domain and up for grabs
Myth #3: It's okay to use anything as long as I’m not making any money off it.
Myth #4: It’s okay for a non-profit organization to use anything
Myth #5: It’s okay to use anything as long as I give credit
Myth #6: It’s okay to use anything as long as I include the creator’s copyright notice
Myth #7: It's okay to use anything as long as I take it down when the copyright holder objects
Myth #8: It’s okay to use something if I can’t find the copyright holder
Myth #9: It’s okay to use something if I asked for permission and didn’t get a response
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
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2 comments:
You mean it's still not okay if I include a bibliographic citation?
Dan
Normally a bibliographic citation is for a quoted piece or excerpt of information -- not for an entire article. The copyright violations occur when bloggers take the entire body of work (blog post, article, poem, story, etc) and duplicate it on their own blog. So if you are quoting an excerpt and give a bibliographic citation you should be alright. Just be prepared for the situation to pop up, once in a while, when the quoted author asks that you remove your link -- it's been known to happen.
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