MotheringDotCommunity Copyright Concerns

Copyright Responsibility  Part of our responsibility in administrating and moderating the MotheringDotCommunity Forums is to assure that the posts made to our boards by our members do not violate copyright law.

Please refrain from posting:

• Private emails and Private Messages (PMs)
• Messages from other discussion boards
• Articles without permission to reproduce

You may post:

• A link directing readers to a discussion or article
  100 words or less from an article as long as those 100 words are not a substantial part of the piece. If you are quoting from a short work such as a poem or a short article then 100 words may not be an acceptable fair use allowance. You should restrict yourself to a minimal quote from the piece. Anything more requires permission to print/reproduce in writing from the copyright holder and placed within your post.
• Any posts that do not adhere to these guidelines will be deleted by the moderator or administrator.

We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in this matter which is one of great concern to Mothering.

Useful article on copyright issues:
Copyrights and Wrongs - A basic, easy to understand guide to copyrights by Mary E. Carter