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hartsfieldl1 · 05-27-2011, 12:47 PM

Hi Everyone, I'm new to this forum, but I've been reading it for the last week, and I'm very glad it exists. The knowledge base here is truly amazing, and it's great to see a community of writers helping each other and sharing information.

I'm near completion of a nonfiction book about autoimmune diseases and their treatment. Many people blog about these diseases and their experiences with them, and I'd like to use some of the information from these blogs. Is it acceptable to quote from these blogs since they are in the public arena, just as I would quote from any book or journal (giving credit of course) or do I need to ask permission from the bloggers?

Any experience with this or thoughts about it?
Thanks,

05-27-2011, 12:47 PM	#1
hartsfieldl1 Member Posts: 17 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Durango, Colorado Device: Kindle, Ipad, Ipod Touch, Droid	A question about using materials from blogs Hi Everyone, I'm new to this forum, but I've been reading it for the last week, and I'm very glad it exists. The knowledge base here is truly amazing, and it's great to see a community of writers helping each other and sharing information. I'm near completion of a nonfiction book about autoimmune diseases and their treatment. Many people blog about these diseases and their experiences with them, and I'd like to use some of the information from these blogs. Is it acceptable to quote from these blogs since they are in the public arena, just as I would quote from any book or journal (giving credit of course) or do I need to ask permission from the bloggers? Any experience with this or thoughts about it? Thanks,