Legal Question in Business Law in California

Using a business idea online

I am writing my school paper by making a business plan. Part of the idea and content is from exisiting websites of other companies. Does it violate any law or consititute miscounts academically?


Asked on 11/21/08, 3:12 am

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George Moschopoulos The Law Office of George Moschopoulos

Re: Using a business idea online

Generally, there is a broad exception to Copyright laws for what is termed fair use. Within this exception, is material taken for educational purposes. Since this is for a school paper, you are probably OK, but just to be safe, I would include a cite as to where you got it somewhere in the report, like in the end with a table of references or similar.

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Answered on 11/21/08, 11:02 am


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