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by borginva

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I am not sure if this is the proper place to ask, but I got a question on what I was told is called "reprints."
We started a web site on selling printer inks and toners at http://www.theultimateink.com. I wanted to start a document that customers can download for free tips on optimizing and maintaining their printing equiptment.
I wrote and called and wrote again to the editors of PCWorld magazine and PCMag magazine about using, and giving credit to, some of the tips I find as I read them myself for personal use. I have not heard back from them.
All I want to know, and please give your opinions on this, if I can "reprint" some info I find and put it on my downloadable document for my web site, and give credit to the authors of those tips.
Can I freely do this or do I need their permissions?
Please advise. Thank you.

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by thechas

In the US, there is a BIG difference between commercial and personal speech.

If you are writing a term paper or business report, you can freely use other sources so long as you document where you got the information from.

In a commercial situation, you DO need the original authors (if not the publishers) permission to use their copyrighted material.

So yes, you need permission to use (reprint) information that is published by other sources as part of a commercial business.

Chas

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