I got a PM from QL admin saying that they removed the thread after receiving a request from the lawyers of the publication asking for it to be taken down, as it infringed their copyright.
By 'cut and pasting' the article I was reproducing a piece of work without seeking permission from the copyright holder, which constitutes copyright infringement. Citing the source, providing a link, attributing the author and providing my own comments does not stop it from being an infringement.
QL admin said that if I re-write the post in a different way, by quoting certain sections and passing comment on them (as you might do in a blog entry) then they will consider reposting it with the original QLer comments reinstated. If I have time I will try to do this.
Hey all. Thanks for noticing it was gone.
I got a PM from QL admin saying that they removed the thread after receiving a request from the lawyers of the publication asking for it to be taken down, as it infringed their copyright.
By 'cut and pasting' the article I was reproducing a piece of work without seeking permission from the copyright holder, which constitutes copyright infringement. Citing the source, providing a link, attributing the author and providing my own comments does not stop it from being an infringement.
QL admin said that if I re-write the post in a different way, by quoting certain sections and passing comment on them (as you might do in a blog entry) then they will consider reposting it with the original QLer comments reinstated. If I have time I will try to do this.