Rules & Copyright Issues - Please Read!

Subject: Rules & Copyright Issues - Please Read! Mon Feb 25, 2008 12:30 am

Please take a moment to read the following rules & guidelines.

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Please can I ask all members to be aware of copyright issues when posting articles, pictures or graphics.

A few Copyright Tips:

1. If you write an article yourself, then it's fine to reproduce the work & copy onto the boards.

2. DO NOT COPY & PASTE WITHOUT PERMISSION If you copy the article from a newspaper, magazine, or the internet...then please state the source of the article, or if you have been granted permission! to reproduce the work.

3. If you copy the article from a website, make sure you read the sites "Terms Of Use/Copyright". For instance some websites will grant permission to reproduce the article or allow a link to the site/page.

Very briefly, copyright gives the author of a work the right to:

Display the copyrighted work publicly
Reproduce the work
Permit copies to be made by others

Please read the links below for indepth articles on copyright.

http://www.whatiscopyright.org/

http://www.give-credit.com/

Thank you for reading & please respect the rules & guidelines.

Julie Ann (Admin)