[Admin Moderator]

Yes, that's correct. For example, if Reuters posts a WP article or one of their author's articles, it must be excerpted.

[FairOpinion]

Thanks, I thought that was the answer, but I wanted it confirmed, and bring it to the attention of others as well, because one can easily overlook, that something originated at one of the "must be excerpted" sites, when one reads it at another site.

[lelio]

For example, if Reuters posts a WP article or one of their author's articles, it must be excerpted.

How are we (you) supposed to know who writes for the WP? Also some of these guys feelance too, so you can't put a simple check for "Charles Krauthammer" in the Author and have it work all the time. Arg, what a headache.

[George W. Bush]

Yesterday we had a thread with an article by John Lott.

It was published by the LATimes as an op-ed.

A poster found and posted a link (but not the text) to Lott's own site which contained the same material and bearing the notice/link that it had been published by LATimes as well.

Apparently, Lott retains ownership and LAT simply published it as an op-ed.

Since it was not exclusive to LATimes and Lott retains ownership, it is still proper to post an alternative link, actually the original and permanent link, to the same material, isn't it?

I don't want to increase LAT/WP ad revenue by clicking through if the material is available elsewhere. And I'd rather click through to Lott to help him instead of LATimes.