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Re: Does a Bitcoin news site receive a penalty for copyright
by
HeRetiK
on 03/09/2020, 11:30:22 UTC
If you are directly copying the content then you will get copyright notification. If you do not copy and create your own content with a reference from where you got the news then you will not fall in any trouble.


So I can get the news, but if I publish it after commenting with my own writing style, it's okay.This is how I understood, is it true?

Depends.

At minimum you'll have to cite the source.

Strictly speaking, copy / pasting major parts or even a whole article without permission from the rights holder could still be a breach of copyright even while linking the source. Google "Fair Use" in relation to copyright to see what's okay to do without permission from the original author and what isn't.

Better cite the source. Because if it is not your original idea or concept and just borrowing from someone else's, you need to acknowledge where you get it from. Citing your source is one option not to accuse of having plagiarized content. Because even if you paraphrase the statement, still you don't own that idea.

Ah, let me paraphrase:

Always cite the source, but be it depends on whether your quote falls under fair use whether you are in breach of copyright. That is, citing the source is not a free pass for copy / pasting content.

Now here on these forums, in practice, you should be fine with merely citing the source (not citing the source will get you permanently banned).

When posting someone elses content on a blog of your own, or for example as part of an article you write for another news outlet, citing the source may not be enough.