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Is it legal for me to copy chunks of content from a US federal government website, and post it to my own site? What if I give attribution?
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tynamite
tynamite's avatar Are you familiar with laws of how much you are legally allowed to photocopy from a book? It's the reason why schools cannot photocopy 100% of a textbook then stop buying new textbooks.

Whilst you can copy chunks of content from a government site, yes, you cannot copy most or even many pages of the content, as you would be seen as subverting the site by trying to steal their traffic (or money).
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