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Using text from RTE BBc web sites etc

photo_gaa · 2008-05-30 16:35:20

If you quote 'RTE' etc if you used there text on your web site, would you get away with that under copyright? ta

30-05-2008 05:35PM

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photo_gaa

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If you quote 'RTE' etc if you used there text on your web site, would you get away with that under copyright?

ta

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#2 31-05-2008 01:27AM

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You'll still have to get permission and RTE in particular insist on having a logo of a certain size and shape with it afaik

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#3 31-05-2008 01:36AM

photo_gaa

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i will email them tomorrow......

thanks

m

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#4 12-06-2008 07:26PM

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It should be safe to quote a paragraph or two from news and other sites without braking copyright law, or at least not in any meaningful way.

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