Copying and pasting news articles, more money
By Bethany1202
@Bethany1202 (3431)
United States
March 29, 2008 11:51pm CST
I cannot yet copy and paste, but when I do I am sure once in awhile I will copy and paste news articles that are interesting. I see some people doing this every post. Surely these articles are longer and it's a fast way to make money on MyLot since it has more characters, more content, etc...
How do you feel about this? Do you think it's fair some people put time and effort into writing their own discussions, while others simply copy and paste article after article?
I think it's okay if people limit what they copy and paste, but if almost all their discussions are copied and pasted, I think that is a bit unfair, but I don't know... I'm still undecided. What do you think?
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21 responses
@QueenRainbow2001 (139)
• United States
30 Mar 08
To cut and paste is very easy to learn, and if you want, just IM me. It's easy to explain:)I think it's fair, and we, as readers benefit also.
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@Bethany1202 (3431)
• United States
30 Mar 08
I know HOW to copy and paste, but it's not permitted on here until you've reached 500 posts.
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@QueenRainbow2001 (139)
• United States
30 Mar 08
oops...I was wrong as rules say it's not ok. But I'll still help ya learn to copy and paste if you like:)
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@chunter (1759)
• Singapore
30 Mar 08
Well, its not against the terms and conditions of mylot to do so..
I think more importantly is getting people to reply in such discussion rather than just copy and paste news in discussions....because activity and replies are the ones that will help one earn, not just a lengthy discussion topic..
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@sedel1027 (17846)
• Cupertino, California
30 Mar 08
Yes, it is. You are not to post any copywritten works per the guidelines. News article - even those found online - are copywritten.
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@icyorchid (2564)
• United States
30 Mar 08
You are not suppose to post copyrighted material, true, but you can link to them.
We are allowed to copy and paste other things that are not copywritten.
If we were not allowed to copy and paste, we wouldn't have that option after 500 points.
Just read the guidelines and you will be just fine.
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@sedel1027 (17846)
• Cupertino, California
30 Mar 08
I am pretty sure copy and pasting articles - either part or whole - is against MyLot TOS and Guidelines. I remember reading that you should not do that, even if you have the link as a reference.
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@Bethany1202 (3431)
• United States
30 Mar 08
Okay, thanks for the info. I see people doing this time and time AND TIME again, though! So I guess this is NOT fair!
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@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
30 Mar 08
I am one who always posts original stuff, unless it is a tiny Clip of another article or such as if you Copy and paste stuff from other sites all of the time, you will end up having your Discussions reported, and probably removed, and for me, I am not wanting to take that risk. So your Best bet is to continue to Write stuff on your own, and go from there.
@anaknitatay (1335)
• Philippines
30 Mar 08
Hey, have you heard the news? yeah, people discuss the news all the time in real life so why not in a discussion board?
I don't think there is anything wrong with posting news articles as long as they are of interest (and interest is subjective) and a worthy discussion is made out of them.
This does seem unfair but personally, I see it as a privilege mylot gives its members for being active.
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@Bethany1202 (3431)
• United States
30 Mar 08
That is also a good way to look at it.
I guess I see nothing wrong as long as the rules are followed, like everyone has stated, and the ENTIRE article isn't posted, and also if the person writes some of their own thoughts about it as well, rather than simply pasting the article and nothing else.
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@bonansa2008 (219)
• Indonesia
30 Mar 08
Bethany is wrong. The admin of myLot never allows us to do just copy and paste here. The admin has his own method to prevent the practice of copy-paste. We should type our sentences right here directly.
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@catwoman1459 (2971)
• United States
30 Mar 08
I think it is ok as long as you can add some of your own stuff with it so it will be original. It can be a good way to start a discussion on an important topic. After all it is the news and that is open to everyone.
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@Bethany1202 (3431)
• United States
30 Mar 08
This is very true, I agree. As long as you don't copy and paste the entire article without adding any of your own content, I suppose this should be acceptable and fair. Adding your own opinions and starting a discussion with PART of the article, while including the link, which is a valuable lesson I've learned since I started this topic, is a good thing. :)
@winterose (39887)
• Canada
30 Mar 08
it is against copyright law, and mylot policy to copy and paste a whole article, read the guidelines,
you can paste an excerpt that means just a little part of it but you must provide the link to the original source,
if you copy the whole thing mylot can and has deleted discussions when people complain.
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@beekay (421)
• India
31 Mar 08
The limit is 500posts. Unless you have 500posts you can't copy or paste. Once you reach the milestone, you can do it.
With this facility, not only you can copy the required portion of a long article or copy from your own written article, you canalso copy from your responses and modify them to suit different articles.
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@qingfeng_3000 (3)
• China
31 Mar 08
That means if I have write more than 500 respond or articls, I can copy and paste in mylot.
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@mnsrwt123 (2057)
• India
31 Mar 08
Well, its cool thoughts from yours that you will do some copy paste stuffs when you got 500posts... but i don't really think that its so attractive to me, as if your post is too long than most of the people ignore your discussion,,,so i don't try that...yet!!!
Keep posting!!!
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@NotaBene (111)
•
30 Mar 08
Copying and pasting your own work can be useful; but for the sake of news articles it is pointless and also copyright infringement. Please remember that the main purpose of mylot is not to make money, it is to benefit the community by offering topics to be discussed. If you would like to discuss a news article, try to summarize it in your own words.
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@Bethany1202 (3431)
• United States
30 Mar 08
Yes I would definitely do it that way anyway, not copy the entire article, just a part of it for the sake of starting a discussion with it and adding my own two cents as well. Thanks for the tips.
@qingfeng_3000 (3)
• China
31 Mar 08
I will not just copy and paste in mylot. From mylot, earning is not so important to me, I just want to improve my English and find something funny in this website. Forget the money and one day you will find that in your account you have earned a lot of money.
@candyandhoney (146)
• China
30 Mar 08
I suppose that this action is against the mylot guidelines. It is unfair to other users if some persons copy and paste some articles deliberately. For those who want to explain their opinion more clearly, to copy and paste is just approved. Mylot perhaps can take some measures to solve such problems for providing a fair and positive atmosphere here.
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@wy2008 (185)
• China
30 Mar 08
you mean people copy and paste the articles to make money on mylot ? that is really terrible . that is unfair to others . i post to mylot because i want to improve my english , i am not a native english speaker , mylot give me a lot of chance and resources to practise , so i will never copy and paste.
