Friday, April 17, 2009

Is it legal to quote a blog or an article in a podcast I publish?

I make a podcast (it is like an audio blog). Is it legal to quote material that I find on the web such as blogs, forums, articles, companies' websites etc. or I may get sued for that?


It depends how much you quote. One or two sentences is legal to quote without permission. Otherwise you really need to contact the author and get their permission.

Still, you can't really get sued for copyright violation unless it can be proved that you intended to cause harm (financial loss, slander, defamation of character, etc.) to the other person.

Properly citing the material should protect you from any litigious companies. If you start "quoting" it as just stuff you've heard or common knowledge though, you're open to action.

its ok but you have to make sure to say where you got it from like: “How can you be in hell while you are in my heart?” by ORLANDO BLOOM. hope this helps!

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