Do I need permission from the media company if I want to write a news article from the same topic, using the original article as the only source?

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Suppose I want to write an article from a topic and there is an article that I want to use as the only source (I know that's not ideal, but this is just a hypothetical situation). The facts would 100% come from the original article, I would just rephrase them. Would this be allowed (if given credit) or do I need some extra permission from the media company to do that?

Related (Not the same, since I'm not asking about needing to give credit. I want to give credit.): Do I need to give credit to the original writer if I rewrote something in my own words?

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 06 '22 at 05:23

Copyright does not protect facts. If you use the media article as a source for facts, but restate them in essentially different words and with a different organization, you need no permission.

Ethically you should cite your source, and attribute any brief quotes, but that is probably not legally required.

Do I need permission from the media company if I want to write a news article from the same topic, using the original article as the only source?

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