Copywrite Question

By : Business Owner
Published 11th June 2016 |
Read latest comment - 18th June 2016

I am just wondering if I could use a lovely write up for my pewter blog I found on the internet.

But I don't want to fall foul of plagiarism or copy-write .. At the bottom of the article it says this

QUOTE  "Said company"  which aims to preserve and provide information and objects relating to the "Said company". The "Said company" encourages access to historical records for non-profit making purposes. This article may be used for such purposes, however the information must not be edited or reproduced for commercial purposes without prior written permission. QUOTE

Is my blog a commercial blog as it is forwarding on to my website.But other websites I know get away with this exact same scenario by saying they have no control over the links placed on their site ??.

Another thing should I avoid this type of postings on my blog and make it all original content.Or is it OK to post the odd copied/paste article providing you have permission

 


Thanks,
Andy-C | Pewter World
Comments

Your blog is commercial if you use it for commercial purposes, i.e. to charge fees, sell products/services, advertise for a commission, etc. If the post is for informative purposes only, i.e. you won't be profiting from it directly, then it should not be considered "commercial".

 

Also, please note that by writing about something (i.e. you use your own words, the post is yours, you're just describing the thing), you would not infringe their copyright, as this will just be your work. 

You can't, however, copy-paste their content and change it.

A useful rule of thumb is to read the text first, as an inspiration, do your reading/research etc. and then proceed to writing your posts from scratch. This way, starting from a blank page, you will be sure that the work is yours.

 

I hope that helps!


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Thanks,
Andy-C | Pewter World

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