Copyright

Hope this is correct section, as I am requesting info..

Last night I was preparing a response to a posting here on GC, I was tired and I could not find the right words although I knew the answer.

Anyway, I googled it and found a paragraph that said what my tired mind could not piece together, so I copied it into my posting and was about to add it here, but realised there is probably some law against doing it. So I did not post.

So my question is, where do we stand as a forum and individuals within it as regards to copyrights etc etc.

Steve...

 

Academically, you may quote someone, as long as you reference it (so, you are not passing it off as your own words/work but giving due credit).
I continue this practise on forums.
If I post a quote from some other website, I tend to put "Source" and then highlight the word source and link it to where that information has come from.
For example, in your instance:

I've copied your paragraph but added the source to the original text.

 

@Steve R
Thats why i always state no personal experience and then if i have sourced info via the web i then add and i quote ...if im providing a relevant paragraph ...or say i found this information link when looking for information ....never claiming it's my opinion ...if it's not ... if that makes any sense