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Is it legal to make for profit study guides on general topics, not a certain book (a study guide about cardiology, not a specific book on cardiology)
Asked on May 07th, 2012 on Intellectual Property - Illinois
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If I read several books, obtain knowledge from them, and then using my own words make a for-profit online study guide thanks in part to the knowledge I gained from them, is it illegal to not cite them as my sources?
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Completely legal. Facts are not copyrightable. If you simply report the facts that you learned from reading other books, you do not need permission and you are under no legal obligation to cite your sources.
Answered on May 08th, 2012 at 8:44 AM