Post by EscapeHatch on Sept 21, 2009 17:39:06 GMT -5
San Diego Scene was started by an individual to be a forum where people can exchange ideas and beliefs on a wide range of topics. This is accomplished by posting a reply message in the public areas in the blog.
People often want to include quotes from newspapers, online news services or a myriad of other web based places of many types. It is best to not simply copy and paste and article or quote and leave it at that. There are reasons for this:
1) Some news or online journal outlets are copyrighted and quoting them without their permission or outside of what they expressly permit online is illegal.
2) Some web sites are "For Pay", meaning, the owners of the web site derive financial benefit from their sites. Posts from a “For Pay” site will be deleted.
3) You or the host may be held financially liable for damages that could result from improperly posting an article or quote. It is even possible for the poster to be held liable, too.
In order to avoid these complications, a few guidelines will help everyone post safely and legally.
A. When you want to post an article, it is best to:
1. Post only a portion of the article. Posting an entire article
may be permissible depending on the source's rules. Keep in mind that articles can be very long, arduous and/or boring to read.
2. Never change words or meaning of an article. Highlighting or changing
fonts can be permissible if you note somewhere that the highlights are
made by you.
B. When posting articles, you must:
1. Be responsible for verifying that you are allowed to copy and paste
articles from any given source.
2. Paste a link to the original article
3. Show who wrote the article and who the publisher was i.e. New York Times.
You must also show the dateline.
4. If the source from where you are copying is a secondary publisher, like NYT
is for Reuters or AP, you must show the name of the primary, like Reuters
or AP.
5. If you are pasting a logo or registered trademark in your post, you must have
the owner's permission if they require it.
C. When posting Quotes from Individual's online sites, you must:
1. Have the person's permission to do so. Or, if no provision in their site
exists:
2. Be responsible for verifying that you have permission to post a quote
from their site.
For more information on copyright laws, visit "Copyright Law: 12 Dos and Don’ts"
FAQ's at Copyright.gov
Also see the New York Times information about their copyright permissions at FAQ's and Permissions
About what you post:
What you post may be your words, but, they become public domain. It is the same thing as standing on a soap box in a public park speaking your views out loud. Your words become public domain because they were spoken in public. If you write them and post them in a blog, that's the same thing. Be advised that people can copy and paste your words on this blog site or any other. You have no right to privacy or propriety when you post here.
People often want to include quotes from newspapers, online news services or a myriad of other web based places of many types. It is best to not simply copy and paste and article or quote and leave it at that. There are reasons for this:
1) Some news or online journal outlets are copyrighted and quoting them without their permission or outside of what they expressly permit online is illegal.
2) Some web sites are "For Pay", meaning, the owners of the web site derive financial benefit from their sites. Posts from a “For Pay” site will be deleted.
3) You or the host may be held financially liable for damages that could result from improperly posting an article or quote. It is even possible for the poster to be held liable, too.
In order to avoid these complications, a few guidelines will help everyone post safely and legally.
A. When you want to post an article, it is best to:
1. Post only a portion of the article. Posting an entire article
may be permissible depending on the source's rules. Keep in mind that articles can be very long, arduous and/or boring to read.
2. Never change words or meaning of an article. Highlighting or changing
fonts can be permissible if you note somewhere that the highlights are
made by you.
B. When posting articles, you must:
1. Be responsible for verifying that you are allowed to copy and paste
articles from any given source.
2. Paste a link to the original article
3. Show who wrote the article and who the publisher was i.e. New York Times.
You must also show the dateline.
4. If the source from where you are copying is a secondary publisher, like NYT
is for Reuters or AP, you must show the name of the primary, like Reuters
or AP.
5. If you are pasting a logo or registered trademark in your post, you must have
the owner's permission if they require it.
C. When posting Quotes from Individual's online sites, you must:
1. Have the person's permission to do so. Or, if no provision in their site
exists:
2. Be responsible for verifying that you have permission to post a quote
from their site.
For more information on copyright laws, visit "Copyright Law: 12 Dos and Don’ts"
FAQ's at Copyright.gov
Also see the New York Times information about their copyright permissions at FAQ's and Permissions
About what you post:
What you post may be your words, but, they become public domain. It is the same thing as standing on a soap box in a public park speaking your views out loud. Your words become public domain because they were spoken in public. If you write them and post them in a blog, that's the same thing. Be advised that people can copy and paste your words on this blog site or any other. You have no right to privacy or propriety when you post here.