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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Insomne on October 05, 2012, 02:22:48 am

Title: Copy&Paste information and CopyRight
Post by: Insomne on October 05, 2012, 02:22:48 am: Hi guys

(First of all, sorry for my poor english...)

I have a litle page (blog o website) and want put some uselful information that i read here =)

I really want put part of this information on my wiki, but I don't want break any rules about the CopyRight.
Please tell me if I could copy and paste ( or translate) part o all content of any page.

Thanks in advance
Insomne
=)
Title: Re: Copy&Paste information and CopyRight
Post by: Undeference on October 05, 2012, 08:31:25 am: You are in Argentina? I did a quick search and found a couple indications that Argentina does not have fair use/fair dealing, so I suggest you don't copy or directly translate anything that does not have a license that clearly permits it. But information and ideas are not copyrightable, only the expression of them, so you can still paraphrase without a problem as long as the actual text/whatever of your version is sufficiently different.

Works Not Covered By Copyright (http://www.citmedialaw.org/legal-guide/works-not-covered-copyright) and Idea-expression divide (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idea%E2%80%93expression_divide) assume U.S., but generally apply elsewhere (with exceptions, so look up your own copyright laws), especially if the copyright is a U.S. copyright and only applies elsewhere due to treaties.

If you want to know about specific content you are interested in copying, you have to be specific about it. Otherwise, I can only give you that general suggestion.
Title: Re: Copy&Paste information and CopyRight
Post by: RAKninja-Decepticon on October 05, 2012, 06:31:25 pm: Quote from: Undeference on October 05, 2012, 08:31:25 am
information and ideas are not copyrightable
!!!!!

oh, oh yea. that's right, you dont copyright those, you trademark them or name them trade secrets.
Title: Re: Copy&Paste information and CopyRight
Post by: jr2 on October 09, 2012, 09:58:46 pm: Quote from: RAKninja-Decepticon on October 05, 2012, 06:31:25 pm
Quote from: Undeference on October 05, 2012, 08:31:25 am
information and ideas are not copyrightable
!!!!!

oh, oh yea. that's right, you dont copyright those, you trademark them or name them trade secrets.

I believe the word you're looking for is 'patent'.
Title: Re: Copy&Paste information and CopyRight
Post by: RAKninja-Decepticon on October 10, 2012, 01:00:17 am: no, i meant trademark (http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/index.jsp). not trade secrets (http://www.wipo.int/sme/en/ip_business/trade_secrets/trade_secrets.htm) in this particular situation, but naming information a "trade secret" is one way to de-facto copyright an idea. (http://www.wipo.int/sme/en/ip_business/trade_secrets/patent_trade.htm)
Title: Re: Copy&Paste information and CopyRight
Post by: sirshiz on October 10, 2012, 02:18:20 am: Quote from: RAKninja-Decepticon on October 10, 2012, 01:00:17 am
no, i meant trademark (http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/index.jsp). not trade secrets (http://www.wipo.int/sme/en/ip_business/trade_secrets/trade_secrets.htm) in this particular situation, but naming information a "trade secret" is one way to de-facto copyright an idea. (http://www.wipo.int/sme/en/ip_business/trade_secrets/patent_trade.htm)

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