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I think you all need to take a chill pill. *Any* published material is protected under copyright law, whether reproduced in whole or in part. Fundamentally, it is no less "wrong" to reproduce a choice few sentences than it is to cut and paste the entire article. In general most free sites don't care either way - it gives them free exposure - and as such, they choose not to enforce or prosecute copyright violations. It would be nearly impossible to prosecute anyway. Nonetheless, it is illegal to copy someone else's work, in whole or in part, without their permission. It is no less illegal if you only copy part of it.



--- Maybe so, but I don't agree with your "Don't care either way" statement. Posting part of the article makes the person go to the original site to read the full article, and therefore be exposed to the original sites advertising. Reading the whole article here, instead of at the inquirer, means that Mike doesn't get you to see HIS sites advertising. There's a big difference. Besides, Mike Magee also doesn't seem to agree with you, and since the referenced article belongs to his site, I think I'll take his opinion over yours, no offense.

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http://www.siliconinvestor.com/stocktalk/msg.gsp?msgid=17720736
To:Joseph Pareti who wrote (167820)
From: Mike Magee Thursday, Jul 11, 2002 3:31 AM
Respond to of 174659

Try posting just a part of the story rather than breaching my copyright in full next time, you strange person.