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[David McGlone]

On Wednesday 30 April 2008 11:49:03 am Derek Broughton wrote:
> Constantinos Maltezos wrote:
> > On Wednesday 30 April 2008 9:35:07 David McGlone wrote:
> >> On Tuesday 29 April 2008 9:08:01 pm Derek Broughton wrote:
> >> > David McGlone wrote:
> >> > > On Tuesday 29 April 2008 12:22:50 pm Derek Broughton wrote:
> >> > >> David McGlone wrote:
> >> > >> > On Tuesday 29 April 2008 9:02:27 am Michael wrote:
> >> > >> >> Derek Broughton wrote:
> >> > >> >> > Michael wrote:
> >> > >> >> >> /Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
> >> > >> >> >> This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
> >> > >> >> >> redistributed./
> >> > >>
> >> > >>  You can't just post copyrighted material anywhere you want.
> >> > >
> >> > > Why not? As long as the writer cites the source.
> >> >
> >> > Because _it's illegal_.
> >>
> >> I really don't understand where your train of thought comes from.
> >> Quoting and citing sources is not illegal. Whether it may be copyrighted
> >> or not. If the original poster claimed that what he posted
> >> was_his_own_words, then _that_is_ theft and copyright infringement.
> >
> > I've only kept half an eye on this ridiculous thread, but I was wondering
> > when someone would speak some sense.
>
> Sense?  He's telling people to go ahead and break the law without any
> understanding of the law.

How am I'm telling people to break the law? 
No_law_is_broken_if_you_cite_your_source!! Simple as that.

What I said above made perfect sense. I think our misunderstanding is where 
you think I am stating that copying "whole" works is not illegal. I wouldn't 
know about that, but I do know that taking excerpts or even paragraphs from 
an author and citing your source is_perfectly_legal. there are no and, if or 
buts about it.


David M.