What are the laws a regulations on quoting news sources and other websites.?

Answer 1

Too many, yet too few.

There are already too many laws involved in traditional news that can be very complicated. How they apply to web sites is still to be determined in many situations. So far, some yes, some no, so more laws will need to be made to specifically deal with websites, making things even more complicated. Good for the lawyers.

Answer 2

The first consideration in answering this question is: who's doing the quoting, and where?

If you're writing an article for the local newspaper and you accurately and with proper attribution quote either news sources or websites, your use would be protected, in almost every circumstance.

If you're writing a paper for school, or another scholarly work, your use would also be protected, providing you attribute.

If you're producing advertising or your own website, the situation is much more complicated...too complicated for a brief answer here. You'd have to examine, as others have suggested, whether your use is what is considered a "fair use" under the Copyright law. If you're doing advertising, a claim of fair use is much less likely to succeed.

Answer 3

Nick (1st answer) is correct. The laws can get very complicated.

The basics is that a very small quote, accurate and properly attributed is usually safely within the Fair Use provisions. But there are no clear lines for exactly how much is too much.

The safest solution is always to get permission from the source.

Answer 4

Depends on the source, and their requirements.

Many sources will allow you to quote them, just by giving them credit. Other require permission.

Contact the editors/parties involved and ask is your best bet. Some agencies/sites will provide a web page addressing their requirements.

Answer 5

Nick answered the ? w/o answering the question. ha ha

Answer 6

always give credit where credit is due... that way, you're not plagarizing anyone.