Legal Question in Intellectual Property in California
Would it be legal to set up a website that is a compilation of articles other people wrote about a certain subject on message boards if the person was to give the source of the article and credit the original writer?
Asked on 12/06/09, 10:46 pm
2 Answers from Attorneys
You need to obain the necessary permissions or licenses. Otherwise, you will expose yourself to a potential copyright infringment claim.
Answered on 12/13/09, 4:08 pm
Keith E. Cooper
Keith E. Cooper, Esq.
What you describe is similar to what most bloggers do. The common way this is handled is merely to give a link to the article. Most authors don't mind this, as long as the site you're linking to is publicly accessible.
Answered on 12/16/09, 2:20 pm