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Moderator Note: Cutting-And-Pasting Articles

Just a heads-up guys, we've had to delete a couple of FanPosts over the last week for cutting-and-pasting articles in their entirety into a FanPost.  This is a problem that pops up fairly frequently on AP.

The material that you'll see on ESPN or the Kansas City Star or Pro Football Talk is copyrighted material and as such cutting-and-pasting an entire article into a FanPost represents a copyright violation both on your part and Arrowhead Pride's (if we leave it up once we recognize the violation).  Granted, the majority of the news we're going to get here is from other sites, and it's fine to link to most of those sites and cut and paste excerpts from what they wrote (clearly labeled as quotes) interspersed with your own commentary (except in the case of subscriber info, which I'll get to in a bit).  But you can't just cut-and-paste the entire article into a FanPost.  Doing so requires us to immediately delete the article to prevent the site from getting into trouble.  Also, if you quote an article in your FanPost, you need to provide a link back to the original article as well for proper attribution.

There is also the issue of subscriber-only info (ESPN Insider, Scouts, Inc., Warpaint Illustrated).  You can provide a link to these articles, but you cannot provide excerpts from it in a FanPost...and you must provide a link to that article if you refer to it at all.  Basically, if the article requires a password or subscription to access, you can't take anything from it and you're probably best off not even doing a FanPost on it if that's your primary source of information (although hyper-linking to it in a story from another source is usually fine, as long as you don't lift and reprint material from that article).  Even providing a full recap of what the article said in a FanPost in your own words is pretty sketchy and could cause us problems, so don't try to push the boundaries of copyright violation...the overwhelming majority of us aren't lawyers and aren't familiar with copyright law, so if there's any question about whether or not an article is okay to use, you probably need to err on the side of caution and not use it.

Again, this is just a heads-up and I'm not trying to single anyone out...the overwhelming majority of you guys understand the rules and do a good job of policing your own work to prevent this sort of thing.  And most of the people who do cross the line do so unintentionally.  But it's up to all of us to insure that we keep the site out of trouble with regards to copyright infringement so we have a place to come and discuss Chiefs info so your help and compliance are greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

 

This is a FanPost and does not necessarily reflect the views of Arrowhead Pride's writers or editors. It does reflect the views of this particular fan though, which is as important as the views of Arrowhead Pride writers or editors.

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Blame my wife!
Waiting until August!

by sir eccles on Apr 20, 2009 10:43 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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We want this place to become the best spot for original content, even if that means linking other articles and giving us your twist and how it affects the Chiefs.

Thanks UC and thanks to everyone that contributes.

by Joel Thorman on Apr 20, 2009 10:44 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

REC'D

nice post i went to a link and it said it didnt exist this explained it well good job UC

by PSUkegreen on Apr 20, 2009 10:55 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I Had To Knock Two Posts Down Today

One was a cut-and-paste and the other didn’t have proper attribution. I don’t think the poster meant to cause problems with either, but when it comes to subscriber-only info, we need to be careful. That exclusive content is how ESPN and many other sites generate a lot of their revenue…they’re not going to look fondly on us passing what they’re saying out to people for free (nor should they).

Predictions for 2009

1. Todd Haley's going to struggle with managing his staff in his rookie year as head coach.
2. The Lions will draft Matt Stafford, the Rams will draft Jason Smith, and the Chiefs will draft either Aaron Curry or Eugene Monroe.
3. Maurice Carthon will be the most hated man on the Chiefs' coaching staff within two years.

by UCrawford on Apr 20, 2009 10:58 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Can somebody post the bookmark for "share on SB nation"?

I use this bookmark all the time to post fanshots. I am not sure how to post the link correctly. It works great. If you are reading and article you want to make a fanshot for you just click the shortcut in your favorites and it is done.

by saskwatch on Apr 20, 2009 10:59 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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so easy a caveman can do it. Oh that is probably copy righted as well.

AFC West Champs in 2009? Mayyybee.

by cmpotter on Apr 20, 2009 11:06 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Should have said

“so easy a sasquatch could do it”

by saskwatch on Apr 20, 2009 11:12 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah

if I spelled it saskwatch, you would have a lawsuit as well. :)

AFC West Champs in 2009? Mayyybee.

by cmpotter on Apr 20, 2009 11:21 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's probably better covered under trademark law

having said that, sports news and car insurance are different areas of business and the likelihood of consumer confusion is probably quite low. On the other hand if you had used the word “Monster” in a trademark sense you would be looking at the sharp end of a stupid lawsuit.

Blame my wife!
Waiting until August!

by sir eccles on Apr 20, 2009 12:29 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

TM law seems more and more like nonsensical power slams to us...

Some japanese company got sued by Vanna White because they had a robot that turned tiles. Vanna won, ridiculous.

by Official Arrowhead Pride Parade on Apr 20, 2009 1:41 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Now....

You need to write one on General Ass-Hattery in FanPosts…

by woodman212 on Apr 20, 2009 2:24 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

We Address That On A Case-By-Case Basis :)

Predictions for 2009

1. Todd Haley's going to struggle with managing his staff in his rookie year as head coach.
2. The Lions will draft Matt Stafford, the Rams will draft Jason Smith, and the Chiefs will draft either Aaron Curry or Eugene Monroe.
3. Maurice Carthon will be the most hated man on the Chiefs' coaching staff within two years.

by UCrawford on Apr 20, 2009 3:08 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks for reading UC's post everyone

We recently had an issue with someone at a Chiefs forum cutting and pasting our articles in their entirety, to the point where people were congratulating this forum poster on his good work.

We don’t want people to repost our entire articles so we shouldn’t do it here either.

Thanks!

by Chris Thorman on Apr 20, 2009 3:09 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Outstanding work, Mr. Overlord.

rec’d.

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by DThomasReigns on Apr 20, 2009 4:40 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Sooooo...

Let me get this straight….we cannot copy/paste entire articles? You want us to be original? Ha! That is crazy you guys….just crazy. How do you suppose we write original content? Use our brains? Ha! That is crazy you guys…just crazy.

Go Chiefs!!

by Matt_Grbac on Apr 20, 2009 4:55 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

LOL

If you just wanna post just a link, then use the FanShot section (which I know you do Matt).

by Joel Thorman on Apr 20, 2009 5:00 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

links

http://creativecommons.org/ (external link)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_property (external link)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnu_public_license (external link)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSD_licenses (external link)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_GNU_Free_Documentation_License (external link)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyrights (external link)

the performance enhancing drugs argument begins with lassic eye surgery

wanna play better pool? http://www.sticksandstonesbilliards.com

by nayjevin on Apr 21, 2009 4:52 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

attribution is a moral imperative

but a legal gray area. basically it’s wrong to take others works without their permission, IMO, but an organization with enough money can come after you for using just about anything you use of theirs if they choose — and cause trouble for you even if they don’t win the case.

the performance enhancing drugs argument begins with lassic eye surgery

wanna play better pool? http://www.sticksandstonesbilliards.com

by nayjevin on Apr 21, 2009 4:54 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ok i admit it

i get cut and paste happy when i get drunk.

by Grand Master A on Apr 24, 2009 1:59 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Ok i admit it

i get cut and paste happy when i get drunk.

The Powers Of Astute Observation Are Often Mistaken As Cynacism By Those That Do Not Posses Them -- G.B. Shaw

by Texas Chief on Apr 24, 2009 9:25 AM CDT reply actions   1 recs

Your level of sarcasm

far exceeds the normal depth and breadth of mankind.

Can I shine your shoes Master?

by TheQ on May 12, 2009 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Got it

I did not know, I just wanted to try a fan shot. I had read people asking about things, so I posted.

by Chief-blinders-on on May 11, 2009 9:59 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Thanks, man

I posted a comment in your FanShot before I deleted it. I left it there for about 10 minutes hoping you might have seen it, but I had to delete it.

No worries.

I don't have religion. I have Baduizm...and Billie Holiday.

by DThomasReigns on May 12, 2009 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

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