Please remember the importance of citing the source of the information you post with a link back to the original data. None of us want to infringe on copyrighted source material but the wide disbursal of information on the internet leaves us all wondering at times what we are free to post and what requires citation. This is a topic that has been under discussion among the staff. When using the copy/paste method of posting, always check for a copyright notice on the original site. If one exists, summarize the material and link to the original.. If no copyright is noted, as a courtesy to both the author and the reader, a link back to the original content is always appreciated. As a reader, I frequently want to delve deeper into a subject and a link can be helpful.
Most forum sites use or abide by the Fair Use act which basically consists of: Your post must have the link where the articles came from and "snip" part of the article (approximately 500-800 words). It's legal to link and use "part" of the article...the only time there is any trouble is when entire articles are ripped and the website owner logs a DMCA complaint. This is important that us as posters use this practice. I have been guilty also but we need to protect ourselves and the site. Fair Use in Copyright (BitLaw)
I looked at other web sites across the board and I saw many different formats. One site only allowed you post the link only and this was due to issues with infringement and DMCA complaints. I do not think the monkey has a word limit policy but from the link I posted: Use some and link.
Never in whole. The point of fair use it to allow quotation so the information can be used/cited when presenting argument for educational discourse. Why do you think teachers don't photocopy entire text books and rarely even whole pages? Example: What Is Fair Use? " Most fair use analysis falls into two categories: (1) commentary and criticism, or (2) parody. Commentary and Criticism If you are commenting upon or critiquing a copyrighted work — for instance, writing a book review — fair use principles allow you to reproduce some of the work to achieve your purposes. Some examples of commentary and criticism include: quoting a few lines from a Bob Dylan song in a music review summarizing and quoting from a medical article on prostate cancer in a news report copying a few paragraphs from a news article for use by a teacher or student in a lesson, or copying a portion of a Sports Illustrated magazine article for use in a related court case " Sorry BT....i forgot that they didn't have photocopiers or even ball point pens when you were in school. /me dips feather in ink:
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Citations are greatly appreciated....it cuts down on time and effort in fact checking. It also helps to identify whose argument is being used...the person citing the supporting article, or the author of the article that's being cited.
/me Ruffles paperwork... /me gestures to the CoC that has been preached @me. Stay on topic u fossil farts!