Citizen Journalism – Are comments legal viewed as being copyrighted? Opinion

Bullshit again, and you know it. You're once again just trying to tweak people and egg something on. I quoted user policy at Now Public--you're the one raising copyright issues. Since you did, yes, indeed, that comment is copyright. The simplest thing is to read and heed the website policy, and also use basic ethics and courtesy. If you did that, you wouldn't have to now carry on about copyright.

Just in case you miss it, here's my previous comment to you.

"Bullshit. What you did is far different from publishing a link to Digg--and you know it.

If you had not wanted to offend, you would have asked permision first. If I choose to write anything for another site, I'll do so. Gawd only knows where you've scattered that long comment you took, based on your announcement that you're sharing among a variety of sites. That's just plain intrusive, abusive, and rude to grab someone else's stuff and use it to bolster your own stuff somewhere else.

Despite your earlier actions on Now Public attacking another member here, trying to run back and forth between here and another site starting a flame war, sending weird emails, and all the other stuff, I was courteous and hospitable enough to read your stuff, and then give you a deep, considered response. Your  response: the disrespect of taking it without asking, and now making sure you carry on about the topic here and on another piece.

You seem to be having a lot of fun tweaking, poking at, trying to start flame wars, attacking members, harassing folks around here. Who will be next to be harassed by your tactics? Only problem is: this is actually a serious news site. You're in the wrong place--and no matter how many little games you try to play, the structure here is sound enough that you won't be able to tear things apart.

Hint: instead of wasting time doing that, why not instead try to learn spelling and simple grammar? Seriously. Many of your post are well-nigh unreadable. Look around at the members who here have a track record and consistently produce good stuff.

Or not."

In all the time I've been at Now Public, you're the first person to come along who's deliberately trying to be disrespectful, and cause trouble.

You would do well to attack the message and not the messenger.

I do realize it would of been more polite of me to ask first of course I was wrong to do that morally speaking.I am sorry for that, however I erased the problem immediately you request me too. I learnt a very moral lesson. Perhaps we should of both communicated better by sending a message?

I think the question I am now raising to this community is a very good one I am certainly not being vindictive or start a flame war. I am after the truth so please do not get annoyed with me as I am not insulting you.

But I certainly am not tied to any community I often question other communities on their value in such matters. I have a wide portfolio on just that and I do except sensible answers and always admit that I am wrong when proven so.  

Is this the first time you have had a member question authority issues and how citizen journalism is not what people in communities really think it is?

My tactics are to ascertain the truth and question the incorrect statements of others especially when its over copyright or freedom of speech which by your last comment your trying to cull mine. Its not very amusing to be insulted in such a fashion and in common decency one should really apologies for making wrong assumptions and for attacking the messenger.

There is nothing wrong with the message it’s clear and precise. If you want to join the debate, please debate the article. That’s my last word on this issue and I will clearly have no option but to ignore false assumptions.     

BF - why are you commenting on your own posting?

Without even reading the T@C of this site, I would imaging THEY claim copyright over everything, including comments and images unless specifically detailed that they are not free domain.