The theft is of copyrighted intellectual property

[Varmiter]

Hi Folks,

Since guns are such a hot topic in the news, we quite often spot an article that we would like to share.

It is NOT a good idea to copy and paste an entire article. The accepted protocol is to paste a paragraph from the article followed by a link to the entire article. The reason is the article is copyrighted, and the number of hits on the article usually determines how much the writer is paid for his work.

Something like this:

By Ed O'Keefe
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, March 2, 2010

The U.S. Postal Service will release projections Tuesday that confirm for the first time the suspicion that mail volume will never return to pre-recession levels. In response, the agency is pushing anew for a dramatic reshaping of how Americans get and send their letters and packages.

Entire article here.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... 03452.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

By all means, make any comments, but just do NOT paste the entire article. Also, staff writers and news organizations use some pretty good search engines and when they find this, the owner of the site often gets a nasty “Cease and Desist” note. The OP will most likely not get into trouble. It will be the site owner.

The following is a classic example of stolen copyrighted material by a professional site. Sites such as this are opening themselves up to legal problems.

This article was “Stolen” from the National Gun Rights Examiner - David Codrea.
http://mikechamberslive.com/?p=5456" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

This theft is of copyrighted intellectual property is in the beginning stages of legal action.

Please, let try to keep this site out of trouble.

Chris

[f3rr37]

Thanks Chris,

As noted in the Forum rules:

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[Cyberfly]

I didn't realize that authors were paid per number of 'hits'.
Makes sense though to post the opening article and link knowing that now.
Thanks for the heads up! :thumb:

[Varmiter]

Jake,

Yes I was/am aware of the forum rules. But as we all know, many don’t really bother with the finer points, or possibly never read them.

While the rules basically are a disclaimer for the site, if violations of copyright are allowed and remain unedited, then a disclaimer or not, the forum owner could easily face problems. So the Mods need to be on their toes and edit such posts to keep everyone out of trouble. If this forum, or any other forum allows this practice, disclaimer or not, infers the forum is condoning the practice.

The general membership are not out to steal intellectual property. They sometimes inadvertently do it without knowing. That’s where the Mods come in, and possibly tidy up a very good post thereby watching out for everybody’s backside.

I admit that I'm also guilty of this. It is only since I entered into the publishing arena that I became aware of what I had done in the past.

Chris

[f3rr37]

Thanks for all the info Chris.

[wetwrks]

Interresting

On Tom Bowers site the members and such pretty much demand a copy of the entire article so one doesn't have to click the link.

I'll keep it in mind here.

[Varmiter]

Interesting.

The opening page of his site, he claims copyright. ..... hummmm......I smell....ummm.....what's the word?....

Chris

[Kerberos]

Varmiter, out of curiosity, why do you have such an interest in this "copyright" thing? I do appreciate the info regarding the statement that an author gets paid based on the number of hits. I will certainly take that into account in the future :thumb:

[Llagoud]

For the most part here, you'll see just the 'grab ya' bits of interest then a link.....it's too darn painfull to read an entire article in this format.
The few times I have seen a complete story, the first three replies say "That there was A LOT of words!"

[CenCalSplicer]

Thanks Chris, like others I am guilty and will now pay more attention to how I post. I for one do not want the forum to be entered into any legal hassles to to my ignorance. Good looking out. :clap:

[DAUG]

Yeah, thanks for the quicky education . . . much appreciated! :thumb:

[fatherfoof]

I know I have cut and pasted from the retired troopers listserve, which does the same with news from all the news outlets. Thanks for the headsup. I should have considered it insofar as the FOP journal I edit is protected intellectual property and very careful re these matters. Guess we all feel too comfortable here amongst friends and let our hair down--only I don't have any left to let down. Thanks for the post.

[User42]

I find it annoying to have to click a link when I could just read a cut and pasted article, but I can see how people want to know how many people read it. To tell the truth 90% of the time I won't click a link, just for whatever advertisements and crap they try to throw at me.

[ChuckD]

I'd be willing to hit more links if there wasn't popups & tons of stupid ads on their website. I find it much easier to just read the copy & pasted link.

But to your argument, I don't see it was theft as long as the article isn't being claimed as ones own work, and it is cited to the original author.