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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 7346586, member: 112&quot;]There&#039;s no problem at with posting links to anything you want to post links to. Links do not violate copyright in any way. Which is precisely why you can use the Image icon to post pictures that are protected by copyright - because the only thing the Image icon does is link to that picture posted elsewhere by its owner.</p><p><br /></p><p>But citing your source, giving proper attribution - that does nothing at all for you. The law is quite clear, you MUST have written permission from the owner to use copyrighted material ! And that is the one and only thing that gives you permission.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course the Fair Use clause applies but the Fair Use clause only allows you to use very limited portions of copyrighted material, a few sentences or maybe 1 short paragraph of text - but that&#039;s it. And Fair Use does not apply to pictures at all. Each and every individual picture has its own specific copyright.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Sometimes it&#039;s been copying and pasting an article, other times it&#039;s been pictures. </p><p><br /></p><p>What one has to remember is this, violating copyright is in effect stealing, it&#039;s theft of something owned by others. And if that other makes his/her living from the written word or the pictures they take - and you take them - you are taking money out of their pocket. You are stealing from them. If somebody stole money from you, would it ever be OK with you ? I think not.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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