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Please Help - can we use article directory site's articles?

by mohitsmith
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Hi all,
I want to know that do article directory sites, like ezine, gives us the rights to publish their articles on our blog..

Are their articles copyrighted....?

If we use their articles on our site, do Google ban the site then?

Please give me your suggestions about the matter.
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  • Profile picture of the author Bruce Hearder
    99% of all article directories are setup so that people can copy an article from the directory and paste it onto their own sites.

    To do this properly you must follow the TOS (Terms of service) of the article directory and poste the article up unchanged.
    In other words, don't change a thing!

    No you wont get penalised by Google or any of the other major search engines for using other peoples content. No matter what some people say!
    They've never read the rules on Googles own website about duplicate content.

    Put the content into a unique template, place some RSS feeds related to the article on th same page and your are away!

    No penalties, no downgrading..

    Hope this helps

    Bruce
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  • Profile picture of the author Franck Silvestre
    Yes, the articles are copyrighted, and you can't change them.

    All you can do with these articles is:

    Adding them to your site while your make sure that you KEEP the resource box with live and unchanged links.

    Franck
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  • Profile picture of the author Forsaken
    Read the directory TOS. In most cases, you can reuse the articles provided you give credit to the original author and do not modify the article in any way.
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  • Profile picture of the author Article Writer
    There are many reprint rights articles on article directories. You can copy and paste them on your website. But at the end of the article, there will be a author bio box. It should be left intact. If you are ready to do this then you can goahead...
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