Question About Legality of Posting Articles

SakSquash · 01-02-2006, 04:40 PM

Are we allowed to post articles from magazines or would that be breaking some kind of copyright law?

RLacey · 01-02-2006, 04:42 PM

The magazines don't like it, and yes, it's probably a breach of copyright (though it might just be allowed to copy a single article from a magazine under fair use of copyright for personal use).

Essentially, you're welcome to post quotations, but reprinting the whole article is a no-no.

***fov*** · 01-02-2006, 04:43 PM

From AG's FAQ:

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Am I allowed to post magazine scans on the forums?
You can post scans of really old magazines, but not of recent issues. Magazines generally don't like it when scans of their copyrighted material are posted on the internet.

Dasilva · 01-02-2006, 04:48 PM

What is the exception of really old ones? Their still copyrighted.

RLacey · 01-02-2006, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Dasilva

What is the exception of really old ones? Their still copyrighted.

There's unlikely to be a legal exception, but the magazines are less likely to care as it becomes less hurtful to their sales (yes, there are back issues, but they don't bring in the same amount of cash).

***fov*** · 01-02-2006, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dasilva

What is the exception of really old ones? Their still copyrighted.

Yes, they are. And if we wanted to be real bitches about it, we could say not to scan "really old articles," too. But sometimes it's nice to let people use their own judgement rather coming up with all the answers ourselves.

Dasilva · 01-02-2006, 04:59 PM

Fair enough.

SakSquash · 01-02-2006, 06:58 PM

So how long should I wait?

Dasilva · 01-02-2006, 07:06 PM

I'd say aprox. 3 years.

SakSquash · 01-02-2006, 07:09 PM

Pfffffft. Forget it.

***fov*** · 01-02-2006, 09:51 PM

How old is the article?

To me, "really old" means nostalgia type stuff... articles from old InterAction magazines, things like that. Any article on a recent game is probably not a good idea to scan, though.

SakSquash · 01-02-2006, 09:57 PM

The latest issue of OXM. What about an excerpt?

***fov*** · 01-02-2006, 09:59 PM

Way too recent.

I'd say it's okay to type up a (brief) excerpt, as long as the magazine is credited, but that's about it. I take it the article isn't already available online?

***tabacco*** · 01-02-2006, 10:57 PM

OXM printed something worth reading?

SakSquash · 01-02-2006, 11:06 PM

If you find Epic Games' Cliff Bleszinski interviewing Double Fine Productions' Tim Schafer interesting, then yes.

Mattsius · 01-04-2006, 08:45 AM

Wow, that sounds pretty awesome.

01-02-2006, 04:40 PM	#1
SakSquash Banned User Last Online: 10-10-2008 08:34 PM Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Paltz...for now... Posts: 6,177	Question About Legality of Posting Articles Are we allowed to post articles from magazines or would that be breaking some kind of copyright law?

01-02-2006, 04:42 PM	#2
RLacey The Thread™ will die. Last Online: 07-11-2012 11:25 PM Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 22,542	The magazines don't like it, and yes, it's probably a breach of copyright (though it might just be allowed to copy a single article from a magazine under fair use of copyright for personal use). Essentially, you're welcome to post quotations, but reprinting the whole article is a no-no. __________________ RLacey \| Killer of the Thread™ I do not change to be perfect. Perfect changes to be me.

01-02-2006, 04:48 PM	#4
Dasilva Hitch-Hiker Last Online: 03-08-2019 04:08 PM Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The Mediterranean Sea Posts: 4,364	What is the exception of really old ones? Their still copyrighted. __________________ Regards, DaSilva "If you don't get out of the box you've been raised in, you won't understand how much bigger the world is." - Angelina Jolie _ <Susan falls through the floor and gets stuck> <Paco looks at her blankly> "Whats wrong with you?! Lassy would of had a firetruck here by now!" - Susan Mayer, Desperate Housewives

01-02-2006, 04:59 PM	#7
Dasilva Hitch-Hiker Last Online: 03-08-2019 04:08 PM Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The Mediterranean Sea Posts: 4,364	Fair enough. __________________ Regards, DaSilva "If you don't get out of the box you've been raised in, you won't understand how much bigger the world is." - Angelina Jolie _ <Susan falls through the floor and gets stuck> <Paco looks at her blankly> "Whats wrong with you?! Lassy would of had a firetruck here by now!" - Susan Mayer, Desperate Housewives

01-02-2006, 07:06 PM	#9
Dasilva Hitch-Hiker Last Online: 03-08-2019 04:08 PM Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The Mediterranean Sea Posts: 4,364	I'd say aprox. 3 years. __________________ Regards, DaSilva "If you don't get out of the box you've been raised in, you won't understand how much bigger the world is." - Angelina Jolie _ <Susan falls through the floor and gets stuck> <Paco looks at her blankly> "Whats wrong with you?! Lassy would of had a firetruck here by now!" - Susan Mayer, Desperate Housewives

01-02-2006, 06:58 PM	#8
SakSquash Banned User Last Online: 10-10-2008 08:34 PM Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Paltz...for now... Posts: 6,177	So how long should I wait?

01-02-2006, 07:09 PM	#10
SakSquash Banned User Last Online: 10-10-2008 08:34 PM Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Paltz...for now... Posts: 6,177	Pfffffft. Forget it.

01-02-2006, 09:51 PM	#11
*fov* Rattenmonster Last Online: 03-19-2013 04:05 PM Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 10,404	How old is the article? To me, "really old" means nostalgia type stuff... articles from old InterAction magazines, things like that. Any article on a recent game is probably not a good idea to scan, though.

01-02-2006, 09:57 PM	#12
SakSquash Banned User Last Online: 10-10-2008 08:34 PM Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Paltz...for now... Posts: 6,177	The latest issue of OXM. What about an excerpt?

01-02-2006, 09:59 PM	#13
*fov* Rattenmonster Last Online: 03-19-2013 04:05 PM Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 10,404	Way too recent. I'd say it's okay to type up a (brief) excerpt, as long as the magazine is credited, but that's about it. I take it the article isn't already available online?

01-02-2006, 10:57 PM	#14
*tabacco* Friendly Server Admin Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Marin County, CA Posts: 4,087	OXM printed something worth reading?

01-02-2006, 11:06 PM	#15
SakSquash Banned User Last Online: 10-10-2008 08:34 PM Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Paltz...for now... Posts: 6,177	If you find Epic Games' Cliff Bleszinski interviewing Double Fine Productions' Tim Schafer interesting, then yes.

01-04-2006, 08:45 AM	#16
Mattsius Mostly absent Last Online: 01-31-2010 07:28 PM Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Turku, Finland Posts: 2,532	Wow, that sounds pretty awesome.