2009/9/9 Pieren <pier...@gmail.com> > > > The example of a newspaper is a bad example. You cannot copy a text > writen by somebody else. This is because it is his own creation. If > you write yourself an article, It is allowed to mention some parts of > an other article, small extracts are allowed as long as they are not > "substantial" in which case you leave the right to mention a text. >
For newspaper, it is even more complicated at least in the US due to the "hot news doctrine". This is a very old one, but some newspaper with the appearance of the Internet are mulling attacking some people. There was a very interesting article a few month I think in the NY Times (can't find the link) about it. To get more information, you can always read the following wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_News_Service_v._Associated_Press Emilie Laffray
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