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Posted: 23-06-2013 11:43 Post subject: Copyright on forum posts?

I could not find anything about this on the forum itself. If I missed some instruction page then I would appreciate a link.

I would like to quote some forum posts on my non commercial weblog but I'm not sure if that's allowed. I could not find any clear guidelines about who owns the copyright to the forum posts. The original author? Or the Fortean Times?

Would it be fair to treat the posts as Creative Commons - Attribution Non-Commercial (CC BY-NC)?

Any guidance is welcome.

My weblog is this one: http://uair01.blogspot.nl/

Posted: 23-06-2013 11:54 Post subject:

If it helps, you can quote any drivel I've posted to your heart's content. Laughing

Posted: 23-06-2013 12:30 Post subject:

Me too! My drivel's just as good as hers! (When I'm not quoting someone else, of course!)

Posted: 23-06-2013 13:11 Post subject:

Erm...

I suppose the original posters give permission for Fortean Times to publish what they've written, but as FT is a commercial entity, you'd need to ask them if you wished to quote anything from their website.

Good question: I'll kick it upstairs for clarification.

Posted: 23-06-2013 14:16 Post subject:

You can use my stuff too if ya like.

It's mainly rubbish, but it's there if you want it.

Posted: 23-06-2013 14:21 Post subject:

Can't imagine you'll turn up many gems from me, but you're welcome to all you can eat.

Edit: With Rynner, Escargot, Carlos and me, you already have 50,519 posts (and rising) to choose from!

Posted: 23-06-2013 16:33 Post subject:

I have no idea, to be honest, so I've asked the good Doctor for clarification.

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Posted: 23-06-2013 19:19 Post subject:

you ll have to talk to my agent ... and his phones ringing off the wall these days

Posted: 23-06-2013 19:55 Post subject:

Nice of you to ask first, most people wouldn't bother. I've never heard of a copyright claim for copy and pasting quotes on the internet.

Posted: 23-06-2013 20:02 Post subject:

NUJ freelance rates for my stuff.

Nah, use what you will.

Posted: 23-06-2013 20:12 Post subject:

None of us moderators are exactly sure what the situation is, at the moment, but it's very Fortean to cut 'n' paste.

Rule of thumb? Door de vingers, denk ik.

Voor mij als je iets van mij wil gebruiken gaat alles goed. Wink

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