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Ebooks and copyrights

by Affiliamo
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Greetings!

Sorry if the question has already been asked, but I could not find anything.

After a few reasarch, I found many websites selling ebooks with resell rights (private or master). However, if I understood correctly, it is not allowed to publish free articles on a blog based on the content of these ebooks since resell rights mean you are not allowed to give the content away for free.

My question is: is there a specific term for ebooks that would be sold with rights to publish their content for free?


Cheers,

Affiliamo
#copyrights #ebooks
  • Profile picture of the author jacktackett
    Originally Posted by Affiliamo View Post

    Greetings!

    Sorry if the question has already been asked, but I could not find anything.

    After a few reasarch, I found many websites selling ebooks with resell rights (private or master). However, if I understood correctly, it is not allowed to publish free articles on a blog based on the content of these ebooks since resell rights mean you are not allowed to give the content away for free.

    My question is: is there a specific term for ebooks that would be sold with rights to publish their content for free?


    Cheers,

    Affiliamo
    You are correct not to assume what you can and can not do with the books. Look to see if there's a license or rights file or listing that describes what you may do with the content. If one is not available then it does not hurt to simply ask permission - can you use the content as articles or blog posts. All they can do is say no.

    But there is also something to keep in the back of your mind - does the person selling you the rights have permission to do so? Are they simply a reseller, the content creator, or a pirate themselves? IANAL but you may be held responsible for infringing content even if you think you have proper permission to use it. Be careful.

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  • Profile picture of the author Affiliamo
    Thank you Jack. I'll be careful and think twice before publishing the content of an ebook.
    I'll think I'll spend more time and write everything myself...

    Cheers!
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