Re: php pulling info from other sites

> MIME-Version: 1.0 > Subject: Re: [PHP] php pulling info from other sites > > What about using php to send a query to a search engine and then parsing > the results and displaying them on your site? Would this be considered > copyright infringement? Anyone have any opinions on this? > > -- > S t e p h e n L o g a n > slogan@stephenlogan.com Copyright applies to intellectual property -- in the case of writing, it's the *language* that is copyrighted, not the format in which it is presented. Additionally, although it is considered best form to apply the standard copyright notice to materials ("Copyright 2000 John Doe, All Rights Reserved"), there is an implicit copyright for the author even if she/he does not do so. So reuse of online news feeds in the manner you describe would be a copyright infringement unless the originator specifically allows you to do this... Cheerio, Rick Rodgers