posting articles off web on board

[CindyL10]

What is the name of your state? NH

I have a message board and try hard to obey all copyright laws. My question is this. I posted some things years ago when I first started the board and didn't know better. I included links to the articles with them after posting the whole article. Having found them again recently, I went back to those sites to see if I could get their written permission to post them and can't find any way to contact them. Do I need to remove these or can I leave them alone? They are in a prominent place on my board, or I wouldn't worry about it. Thank you for your help!

 

[divgradcurl]

Do I need to remove these or can I leave them alone?

Well, if you can't get permission, and you don't want to run afoul of any copyright laws, then yeah, you'll need to remove them. However, from a practical matter, if the copyright holders haven't tried to assert their rights by now, what makes you think they ever will do so?

 

[CindyL10]

I just don't want to take any chances is all. thanks, I'll go see once more if I can find a way to contact them, cause I really don't want to get rid of them.