How can we avoid copyright issues on the site?

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What can and can’t we post or link…or even reference without any indication where its from?

Who gets in trouble?

How can we avoid it?

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@Ninjastar, @Moonbeam @SzAdmin what are the rules?

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Generally, you can post any links to legitimate, non-bootlegged sources, and quote a few sentences. But you can’t just copy paste entire articles.

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So, what if I referenced a tv show “oy with the poodles already” etc…

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That’s totally fine. I love Gilmore Girls!

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Never seen the show, a nod to a former mod’s tagline though.

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What is bootlegging?

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Like, PDF downloads of scientific journals to avoid paying for them, links to tv shows or movies from illegal streaming sites, things like that. YouTube is fine

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Okay, gotcha! :ok_hand:

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What we do here is “fair use” of copyright law:

[What is the fair use copyright law? In its most general sense, a fair use is any copying of copyrighted material done for a limited and “transformative” purpose, such as to comment upon, criticize, or parody a copyrighted work. Such uses can be done without permission from the copyright owner]

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