guia - 7:59 am on Oct 26, 2009 (gmt 0)

You may check this link about DMCA- It is Digital Millenium Copyright Act.It also criminalizes the act of circumventing an access control, whether or not there is actual infringement of copyright itself.
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But based on my experience, I also copy content from other site but it is for SEO purpose or what we called Link Bait. It is copying content from other site but I make sure that I add the link resources on which I copy the content. The best thing you do is to email him or her and tell about your concerns.