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Re:Show HN: I made wits.io where writers can earn money with... by justaguyhere on Friday August 17, 2018 @10:51AM (#17783231)
Cool. So I can take your book, summarize, sell the summary without having to get your permission first?

The same thing is true for podcasts etc then? Say, I summarize 2 hour podcast into 15 mins?

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Re:Show HN: I made wits.io where writers can earn money with... by nkrisc on Friday August 17, 2018 @01:42PM (#17784502)
Writing down your thoughts and selling them is perfectly fine and legal in most places. Even if those are thoughts you had after reading a specific book and those thoughts are about the content of that book.
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Re:Show HN: I made wits.io where writers can earn money with... by staticautomatic on Friday August 17, 2018 @11:08AM (#17783373)
Haven't you ever heard of Cliff Notes?
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Re:Show HN: I made wits.io where writers can earn money with... by pjc50 on Friday August 17, 2018 @10:52AM (#17783244)
Yes? Provided you're using your own words rather than making large direct excerpts.
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Re:Show HN: I made wits.io where writers can earn money with... by zaheerbaloch on Friday August 17, 2018 @01:19PM (#17784358)
Yes you can. Until and unless you are using your own words. Same goes for podcasts.
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