Could I published in a newspaper an article of another author without permission?

Question

I would like to contribute to a newspaper an article written by another author but I donot have permission from the said author if I would use their article. Is this illegal even if the newspaper that I would contribute it is outside the country of the author in question?

Can I be sued by the author if ever he/she found out I had used her/his article if by change in another date and time?

Answer 1

1st of all a good question...A Star..

To start with, let me tell you that copying any other author's article and sending it to be published in a newspaper under your name is definitely a violation of Copyrights...(if that article is copyrighted)

Please visit (http://www.testpublishers.org/copyrightFAQ.htm) for more info on copyrights...

So it would be extremely good if you take the author's permission and contribute to the newspaper under the name of original author..

but yes there are certain conditions if you are in USA..then --

Fair use is a doctrine in United States copyright law that allows limited use of copyrighted material without requiring permission from the rights holders, such as use for scholarship or review. It provides for the legal, non-licensed citation or incorporation of copyrighted material in another author's work under a four-factor balancing test.
The term "fair use" is unique to the United States; a similar principle, fair dealing, exists in some other common law jurisdictions.
Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, in determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include—

1.the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;
2.the nature of the copyrighted work;
3.the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and
the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work.
4.The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself bar a finding of fair use if such finding is made upon consideration of all the above factors...
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No.. whether you use it in your country or any other country you violate Copyright Law...

That author may very well sue you and the newspaper in which you contribute that article.. in turn the newspaper too can sue you for sending the copyrighted material under your name...

Read the penalties for Copyright infringement (or copyright violation)--

Civil and criminal penalties may be imposed for copyright infringement. Civil remedies include an award of monetary damages. Such damages can include statutory damages (if in USA up to $100,000 per work knowingly infringed ), or actual damages (including the infringer's profits), an award of attorney's fees, injunctive relief against future infringement, and the impounding and destruction of infringing copies and the plates or other articles used in making such copies..

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So I would advice you not to use it..without permission..

and even if thats not copy righted material you know... no one likes their originally creative work to be copied anyhow..copying is illegal,unethical,and immoral..also your conscience should not allow you to copy any thing..

All the best...

Answer 2

This is a tough one.

If another author has written a story for a copyrighted source, like a newspaper or magazine, you would have to go to that source for permission to reprint the article. Quoting is one thing, reprinting the whole story is another. In theory, you could be subject to legal action.

In real terms, though, it might not be worth the bother for the copyright holder. I've had some stories picked up overseas and posted on Web sites ... in a different language than the one I wrote. I was credited, at least. I found it funny, and not worth making a stink over. Overseas litigation is expensive.

To sum up, I would never tell someone to print another person's work without permission -- even if there was little chance of legal retribution. How hard is it to write and ask permission? Not very.

Answer 3

Yes, if you claim you wrote it, that is plagiarism, which is illegal. If you credit the original writer but don't have his permission - that is also illegal. You can definitely be sued either way.

Answer 4

That would be stealing another person's work. Everything about it is morally, ethically and legally wrong. Don't do it.

Answer 5

I don't think you can - if the original author has copyright(ed) his/her piece, then you can't.

Answer 6

Quoting (That writer) as written in (Playboy). "Go for it".

Answer 7

maybe