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   7/23/09

   morinn

   Eek, it's quite disappointing not to get any response.

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   7/23/09

   timethief

   I just came across a page from a Mauritian website whereby they were proposing to remunerate authors for original articles pertaining to certain subjects.
   My question is: Can anyone just do that, I mean do you think it's legal?
   
   There's nothing illegal about being paid to be a copywriter. In fact, it's very common in the cyberworld.
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      7/23/09

      morinn

      You mean that anyone can just start a website and pay for the articles that will be published?
      
      OK, I'll read through that. Thanks for enlighting me on this.
      
      Even though it's legal to pay authors for articles, I wouldn't trust those guys from the website I was talking about.
      
      Thanks a lot anyway.
   2. 

      7/23/09

      timethief

      Yes.
      
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      "Private label rights articles (PLR) and also products (videos, podcasts and scripts) are an inexpensive way to add content to your website, without taking the time to create your own unique content. They provide an way to create a new blog easily and quickly or to supplement the content in an existing blog.
      
      Several PLR membership sites and some forums provide well written private label rights articles (videos and podcasts) for purchase for less than a dollar each. PLR articles are usually made available for purchase in packages or as part of a membership. PLR articles may edited/altered and used as you wish, without backlinking to a website. This makes them an attractive alternative to using free reprint articles."
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   7/23/09

   shesgotculture

   I'm with timethief, not sure why you would think this was illegal. having said that, some of these so-called agencies promise you all kinds of work that you then have to bid on, so from a freelancer's point of view, it may not be as good an opportunity as it sounds.

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      7/23/09

      morinn

      I thought it was illegal due to their way of proceeding. In fact, the owner of the website (it's an educational site) is proposing to buy our school works (essays, projects) and articles to be placed on the site. I just thought this looked weird. Even after knowing that it's legal, I'm not really willing to sell my works.
      I can imagine that later some will be accused of plagiarism for having copied others' work from the site.