lurkingforacure
just wanted to assure you your post alone did not prompt my bumping this thread..
rather, because of the large amount of research info that is posted on this board, we have been having to do a lot of PMing to members to request attribution, citation and link sourcing

it just seemed to be timely to bump this thread up as an FYI as we really do want to keep our "interference" here to a minimum

the easiest way to help us stay within the copyright regulations is as I quoted above
thanks again and dont hesitate to PM us if you need any assistance with this

Cheri

Some thoughts

Medline makes it pretty easy. Copy and paste the header and you have creditted author and publication and title too. If you notice, most of the time the meat of the study is in the first and last sentences. So, just paste the whole thing and erase the "heart".

I don't think a link to Medline is needed for copyright - they don't have one - and the header cites the real holder. But it would be nice for your reader to be able to make the jump.

we are still seeing a *lot* of entire articles copy/pasted here and that can cause NeuroTalk problems with regard to authors/publications and copyright issues

Please would you follow the copyright guidelines and not post the whole article but only a few snippets/paragraphs from it or the abstract and then post the link to the rest of the article for those who wish to read more

I know it means an extra step, but it is really needed to prevent us having copyright infringement problems

thanks

Yes, a link is needed to anything you copy from the internet.

Just copy and paste the URL from your toolbar on your bowser to the post.

If anyone has questions, please post them before you post an article.

and a ps

posting about the news, research etc is fine and even posting quotes from the articles is good. just not the whole thing copy pasted over. and always the link to the original source, with attribution / citation if possible

but for the rest, posting this news/ research etc is excellent for the forum database

Reminding everyone again.

Please, if you are not sure of the rules, do not post an article. PM a Mod or Admin first.

Sorry, my fault. I'll be gooder, and turn over a whole new forest - I promise...thanks for the reminder.

afraid I am the one responsible for the need to remind posters of copyright laws in the world of computers. I admit the last time I did any real science research was 1978--date of my last publication. I am unaccustomed to this new copyright concept. back in "the old days" one made correct attribution, utilized quotation marks and was able to share the information gleaned with others interested in the subject matter. Must admit to being quite put off by the sites which disallow the sharing of scientific information in the way I am programmed (teaching old dog new tricks, etc.)--difficult to remember to use only a sentence or so or to cut and paste when my time is so limited--so much easier to just copy and paste. As is probably obvious, i spend a lot of time researching and analyzing info. mea culpa. The lesson I have learned is to stop visiting the sites which disallow reproduction of materials as in the days of yore...

Copy and paste, then edit it down to the first paragraph.

But the Link to where you found the research/article must be given.

I wish it was different, but we have to follow the law.

Thanks everyone. I just fele bad when I have to edit. I know how much work goes is into finding the articles.

From
"Copyright Issues Relevant to the Creation of a Digital Archive: A Preliminary Assessment"

Commissioned for and sponsored by the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program, Library of Congress


by June M. Besek

January 2003
"Fair use is the copyright exception with which people are often most familiar. Whether a use is "fair" depends on the facts of a particular case. Four factors must be evaluated when such decisions are made. The first factor is the purpose and character of the use. Among the considerations is whether the use is for commercial or for nonprofit educational purposes. Works that transform the original by adding new creative authorship are more likely to be considered fair use than those that do not; however, even a reproduction can be considered a fair use in some circumstances. The second factor is the nature of the copyrighted work. The scope of fair use is generally broader for fact-based works than it is for fanciful works, and broader for published works than for unpublished ones.20 The third fair use factor is the amount and substantiality of the portion used. Generally, the more that is taken, the less likely it is to be fair use, but there are situations in which making complete copies is considered fair.21 The fourth factor is the effect on the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work. A use that supplants the market for the original is unlikely to qualify as fair.

Certain uses are favored in the statute; they include criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, and research. A nonprofit digital archive for scholarly or research use, for example, would be favored by the law. However, favored uses are not automatically deemed fair, and other uses are not automatically deemed unfair. The four factors discussed earlier must be evaluated in each case."