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| Topic Started: Tuesday, 17. July 2007, 12:09 (624 Views) | |
| Eve | Tuesday, 17. July 2007, 12:09 Post #1 |
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For the time being will members referring to media reports and articles please: Give a url link Add some comment if you wish, stating the source. Give your observations if you wish. Please do not quote the article on the forum. It may be a breach of copyright laws. Many members including moderators have done this inadvertently. One of the moderators is able to obtain advice from a person in a position to advise on this. We want to remain in the law and at the same time be fair to members. The admins do have permission from some publications, mainly Catholic for material to be quoted under certain conditions. |
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| Eve | Tuesday, 17. July 2007, 14:08 Post #2 |
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So far as we know it is all right to quote a small part of an article. We are waiting for guidance from someone able to give it. |
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| Eve | Tuesday, 17. July 2007, 18:33 Post #3 |
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Briefly advice received about copyright law is: One is always allowed to quote from an article for purposes of discussion, for example, with acknowledgement of where the quote came from. Copying of a whole article without permission is not acceptable. The advice received was quite long. I need time to study it. |
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| PJD | Tuesday, 17. July 2007, 18:42 Post #4 |
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I have always seen this as a problem. The alternative of course is to produce your own article; but then forum members might be forgiven in accusing you of pinching (or copying) the ideas of others. The Catholic papers are to be commended in this respect I believe i.e. being lenient. After all who would want to copyright a spiritual article? PJD |
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| Rose of York | Tuesday, 17. July 2007, 19:11 Post #5 |
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PJD one Catholic paper does not allow reproduction, on discussion forums, of its content. I asked permission thinking it would boost circulation. It was refused on the grounds that an article written by a freelance belongs to the writer, therefore the paper cannot give permission. |
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| Jamie | Tuesday, 17. July 2007, 19:17 Post #6 |
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Probably the author - even Catholic reporters have mortgages to pay......or did you imagine The Universe, The Catholic Herald, The Tablet or even The Jewish Chronicle and The Church of England Times are all staffed by people who live on air? |
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| Rose of York | Tuesday, 17. July 2007, 19:30 Post #7 |
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| Clare | Tuesday, 17. July 2007, 22:35 Post #8 |
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Whole articles are quoted on most forums. And some blogs! :unsure: Clare. |
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| Rose of York | Tuesday, 17. July 2007, 23:39 Post #9 |
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So? One cannot justify unlawful activity by saying it happens elsewhere. I have written articles, that have been published. They were submitted for no fee. The copyright on them is mine. I would be very annoyed if I saw them quoted in total on any forum, because I might wish to charge for their publication. |
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| Rose of York | Wednesday, 18. July 2007, 00:01 Post #10 |
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I would if I wrote it for my living. We all have to eat and pay our bills. Religious and clergy write books and articles that are copyright. It is automatic, the writer does not need to do anything to copyright the article or book. The copyright on the contents of the Dead Sea Scrolls is out of date. |
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| Deacon Robert | Wednesday, 18. July 2007, 03:23 Post #11 |
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True, but according to my friend who works for a publisher of religious books, most translations are copyrighted to a publisher and require permission to use. |
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| Jamie | Wednesday, 18. July 2007, 08:34 Post #12 |
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Clare - I am shocked! Most unlike you even to hint that illegal behaviour may be okay just because "most people do it......" |
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| Clare | Wednesday, 18. July 2007, 09:27 Post #13 |
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I was expecting that! But even so! Clare. |
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| Clare | Wednesday, 18. July 2007, 09:32 Post #14 |
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It just seems to me, that if a writer doesn't want his articles copied, he should make them accessible to subscribers only! Otherwise, they're available for free on the internet if they're not subscriber-only. So what does anyone lose by having an article copied? I agree, there should be a link to the original site. I just can't see what the fuss is about when someone writes an article, and makes it available free online, so what if it's copied to a forum? It's free anyway! I would not copy an entire paying subscribers-only article. Clare. |
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| Rose of York | Wednesday, 18. July 2007, 10:23 Post #15 |
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Subscribers-only or not, people invest their time and or money in a publication, which they put on a website. Quoting a small snippet, making a comment, and giving the link, leads people to the whole site. It is not for any individual to decide the circumstances in which they will obey the law. So, subscriber only or not, whole articles should not be pasted onto other sites without permission. I see the sense in this. Take for example The Universe. If I see a Universe article on here, what inducement is there for me to see the website? If I have to see it to read the article, I might think "this is a good paper, I shall order a weekly copy." Originators of free sites want their work to be seen, in their entirety, so lets play fair, quote a snippet and give the url link. |
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