(answered) ??? about copyrights

[MissZippy]

Hi there. Quick question.

I just signed up and read your user agreement. For articles that are helpful and relevant to certain topics, but found on other

websites

and are

copyrighted

(example: NY Times, webmd, Pubmed) allowed if

Spoiler: cited

cited

(credit is acknowledged to the author at the end of the article). or are they completely forbidden?

 

[alasdairm]

if you're not certain that you are allowed to post the content, do not post it on bluelight. if you don't own the copyright to content you wish to post, posting it without permission of the copyright holder might be a violation of the law. even posting it with a disclaimer doesn't necessarily protect you from infringing on the owner's copyright. if in doubt, probably better to not post than post.

if you feel it's valuable, you can always post a link.

alasdair

 

[MissZippy]

gotcha..thanks