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Re: Editing note (none / 0)

There are no copyright issues involved in posting an entire story unless there is a profit motive involved whether by the poster or the website where the story is posted. Since this site is a non profit site, as opposed to others; there is no issue in posting columns, stories etc.

by An American in London on Fri Apr 27th, 2007 at 10:13:45 AM EST
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Is this a difference between US and EU ... (none / 1)

... electronic copyright laws? There certainly is no not-for-profit exclusion in the US for making more than fair use of copyrighted material, unless the copyright holder explicitly permits the not-for-profit use of the material.

Of course, at one time in the not to distant past, there was advertising on this site, which would have made the point moot.

I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.

by BruceMcF (agila61 at netscape dot net) on Fri Apr 27th, 2007 at 10:43:27 AM EST
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Re: Is this a difference between US and EU ... (none / 1)

There's barely any concept at all of fair use in the UK.

Posting an entire article is certainly not a good idea, in any case.

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Fri Apr 27th, 2007 at 10:54:13 AM EST
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In a country were truth is not a total defense ... (none / 0)

... against a libel suit, I would be very surprised if the UK had the same idea as fair use as the US.

Of course, when Dickens toured the US, he was first thrilled by his reception, until he found out that so many Americans read his works because they were available in cheap pirated editions ... on which point he became outraged.

I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.

by BruceMcF (agila61 at netscape dot net) on Fri Apr 27th, 2007 at 01:20:08 PM EST
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Re: Editing note (none / 0)

If the original content is for profit, reposting in full takes away revenue from the publisher whether or not it's reposted for profit.

Bush is a symptom, not the disease.

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Fri Apr 27th, 2007 at 10:58:41 AM EST
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Re: Editing note (none / 0)

The Reuters copyright notice says, in part:

Users may download and print extracts of content from this website for their own personal and non-commercial use only.

(It's in a popup box that won't work as a link, but it's at the bottom of every Reuters page.)

Incidentally, although IANAL, I find it somewhat vague as to whether this sort of use is permissible, but I don't really want to go there.

The fact is that what we're experiencing right now is a top-down disaster. -Paul Krugman

by dvx (dvx.clt ät gmail dotcom) on Fri Apr 27th, 2007 at 11:03:11 AM EST
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Re: Editing note (none / 0)

ET may be non-commercial, but it is not personal. IANAL, etc.

Bush is a symptom, not the disease.

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Fri Apr 27th, 2007 at 11:15:41 AM EST
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Re: Editing note (none / 0)

Ah. But what is more personal than a diary? ;-)

The fact is that what we're experiencing right now is a top-down disaster. -Paul Krugman

by dvx (dvx.clt ät gmail dotcom) on Fri Apr 27th, 2007 at 11:28:31 AM EST
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Re: Editing note (none / 0)

True, one could argue one's diary is one's own personal blog.

Bush is a symptom, not the disease.

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Fri Apr 27th, 2007 at 11:30:07 AM EST
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That, then, says blockquotes are OK ... (none / 0)

... but a whole article is not an "extract of content", which reinforces current Eurotrib policy.

I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.

by BruceMcF (agila61 at netscape dot net) on Fri Apr 27th, 2007 at 01:22:08 PM EST
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