Trivia / Copyrights

cache · Post by **cache** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 12:16 pm

I just have a question here... Most the trivia question files we have online have been around for years and I feel its time to make a new fresh database of trivia questions. I'm willing to create it but my question is if I bought a book of 500 trivia questions and put them all online in a text editor would I really be breaking copyright laws? I think it be lame if it was breaking copyrights cause theres no way someone can own every question in the world!

Feedback please

Alchera · Post by **Alchera** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 7:12 pm

Read the copyright information contained within the book.

cache · Post by **cache** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 11:29 pm

Alchera wrote:Read the copyright information contained within the book.

Well it says "for your personal, non-commercial home use only, provided that you do not change or delete any copyright, trademark or other proprietary notices." so guess I can't lol.

Alchera · Post by **Alchera** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 2:03 am

Looks like it's a "no" alright.

There surely would be plenty of free sources on the www that could be used?

cache · Post by **cache** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 11:59 pm

Sure all the ones on www are copyrighted so they say and some sites want $$$ to buy their Trivia Database.

rosc2112 · Post by **rosc2112** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 9:42 am

Nothing stopping ya from making a *new* database/compilation.. The questions per se are not copyrighted, it's the compilation/format that is (like phone books and dictionaries)