Content is king

[cyberhawks]

i have several domains that I am anxious to build some content on. They are all quite clear cut in what the content will contain, it is just a matter of procuring said content and hence my question.

for a site like ezinearticles.com can I just cut and paste at will and no worries from a legal standpoint?

What about Wikipedia? Can I use that content at my discretion?

What other sites are good if you want to get free-legal-to-use content?

THANKS

 

[theSun]

Get articles with private label rights.

 

[Ross]

From a legal standpoint you will be fine so long as you provide credit where credit is deserved. From a SEO standpoint it will hurt you in the long run.

 

[cyberhawks]

so if i say the following article comes from wikipedia and then paste a whole article i am legally fine? and if i want better seo is it a matter of unique and original content?

also, does this mean i can cut and paste from any site (ie urban dictionary) and as long as i start by saying that it came from that site its legally kosher?

 

[John Doe]

so if i say the following article comes from wikipedia and then paste a whole article i am legally fine? and if i want better seo is it a matter of unique and original content?

Exactly. Search engines do not like duplicated content, they are trying to select and rank only single best page with similar article.

 

[bizcorp]

Its acceptable to take articles of ezinearticles as long as you give credit to the author and normally quote his/her website. But overall, hand writing quality articles is always better as you won't get penalized by google for duplicate content.