Wikinews:FAQ/Copyright

What is the copyright status of quotes in news articles on other servers?
What is the copyright status of quotes in news articles on other servers? I`d say, as what a person says can`t hardly be copyrighted by a news agency, unless in an exclusive interview of course, copying such quotes litterately shouldn`t be a problem, but I`m not that familiar with copyright law. Anyone here who is? -- Redge (Talk) 19:42, 19 Mar 2005 (UTC) "We don't know what to do," Sam Sellers said after he and coworkers lost their Krispy Kreme jobs. Some correct ways to use the exclusive quote and avoid copyvio: -- Davodd | Talk 23:40, 19 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * If the original statement is made in a public forum, it is public domain. A good clue to this is when the quote is printed word-for-word in multiple, unrelated newspapers. For exclusive stories, this is different. Let's say you read a report in the New York Blade that reads the following way:
 * 1) (Cite the source): "We don't know what to do," former Krispy Kreme employee, Sam Sellers told the New York Blade.
 * 2) (Paraphrase): The layoffs left some workers questioning the future. 
 * 3) (Paraphrase variation): In a New York Blade inverview, former employee Sam Sellers said workers didn't know what to do.