In that case, no permission has been obtained and nothing may be copied
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2025 6:24 am
“Yes, but I removed the article immediately after you contacted me and apologized!”
The damage has already been done by putting it on the website in the first place. Backtracking and expressing regret when the bill arrives does not change that.
“Yes, but I did mention the source!”
That doesn’t matter, it’s about having permission. Mentioning the source is no reason to take over an article without permission.
How to do it right – some useful tips
For the above matters, the piggy bank may be turned over when the rights holder finds out. However, there are also a number of things that are allowed and with that you often come a long way, while respecting the rights of the rights holders. Obtaining permission and citing are the most important possibilities.
Ask permission
Getting permission to copy material is often relatively easy. This permission sometimes follows from a message from the author on his website stating that he thinks it is okay to copy content with or without certain conditions ( Creative Commons for example). Is this not stated anywhere? Then contact the author. Authors are often willing to give this permission for a source reference with a so-called 'do-follow' backlink.
Quoting is allowed!
If you only want to quote, permission is not necessary. Quoting from other websites is allowed, but not more than strictly necessary. Sometimes that is 10 words, sometimes that is 200 words. Taking over an entire article is (almost) never justified. In addition, the citation must have a clear purpose (for example, to provide criticism), there must be a source reference and it must be clear what your own text is and what the quote is.
You may also cite photos or images, but again under the same rules. You may not simply 'cite' photos because it looks nice and breaks off the text nicely (no clear purpose). You may cite photos netherlands phone data with the purpose of criticizing or commenting on the photo.
In short
Taking over copyrighted material can cost you a lot of money. Rightly so, given the damage suffered by the rights holder. Taking over texts without further ado is now unacceptable and, in my opinion, should never be acceptable. Therefore, always ask permission to take over the text or work within the possibilities offered by law. Then you do justice to the author, your wallet stays full and you also score points for your karma.
tice that this is happening in all sectors. For example, we were recently asked by a trade union to shape their new digital strategy. Both the number of members and the involvement of members were decreasing. They were coming to meetings less and less and were less active. However, the trade union did notice an increase in the use of the website, which no longer matched the needs of the target group. We were asked to help them with a digital strategy, in which members would be better involved in the trade union via digital channels. Early on in the project it became clear that a better design of the digital channels was not the only answer to the challenge of the trade union.
The damage has already been done by putting it on the website in the first place. Backtracking and expressing regret when the bill arrives does not change that.
“Yes, but I did mention the source!”
That doesn’t matter, it’s about having permission. Mentioning the source is no reason to take over an article without permission.
How to do it right – some useful tips
For the above matters, the piggy bank may be turned over when the rights holder finds out. However, there are also a number of things that are allowed and with that you often come a long way, while respecting the rights of the rights holders. Obtaining permission and citing are the most important possibilities.
Ask permission
Getting permission to copy material is often relatively easy. This permission sometimes follows from a message from the author on his website stating that he thinks it is okay to copy content with or without certain conditions ( Creative Commons for example). Is this not stated anywhere? Then contact the author. Authors are often willing to give this permission for a source reference with a so-called 'do-follow' backlink.
Quoting is allowed!
If you only want to quote, permission is not necessary. Quoting from other websites is allowed, but not more than strictly necessary. Sometimes that is 10 words, sometimes that is 200 words. Taking over an entire article is (almost) never justified. In addition, the citation must have a clear purpose (for example, to provide criticism), there must be a source reference and it must be clear what your own text is and what the quote is.
You may also cite photos or images, but again under the same rules. You may not simply 'cite' photos because it looks nice and breaks off the text nicely (no clear purpose). You may cite photos netherlands phone data with the purpose of criticizing or commenting on the photo.
In short
Taking over copyrighted material can cost you a lot of money. Rightly so, given the damage suffered by the rights holder. Taking over texts without further ado is now unacceptable and, in my opinion, should never be acceptable. Therefore, always ask permission to take over the text or work within the possibilities offered by law. Then you do justice to the author, your wallet stays full and you also score points for your karma.
tice that this is happening in all sectors. For example, we were recently asked by a trade union to shape their new digital strategy. Both the number of members and the involvement of members were decreasing. They were coming to meetings less and less and were less active. However, the trade union did notice an increase in the use of the website, which no longer matched the needs of the target group. We were asked to help them with a digital strategy, in which members would be better involved in the trade union via digital channels. Early on in the project it became clear that a better design of the digital channels was not the only answer to the challenge of the trade union.