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In general ...

When you are discussing notes from a seminar, you need to give full credit to the seminar and who did the talking. But then don`t just post notes ... post your own takes on what was said. That makes it contextually interesting.

If you are quoting someone, quote them. And then discuss the quote, don`t just quote.

If you are going to blog in English, blog in full English prose. Don`t use internet shorthand or slang. Write things out with full sentence structure. I realize English may not be your first language, so if you need help with that ... I`m sure there`s lots of good books on it. Content worth writing should be worth reading as well.

You seem young, but you are definitely catching on to some good ideas. Just keep at it! Here`s a few good links for you:
Blogging for Beginners
Writing to be Read

you are most likely to get into problems with copying, not commenting.

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James Lindon, Ph.D. Patent Attorney
Lindon & Lindon, LLC
Cleveland, Ohio
Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Pharmacy Law, Litigation
[this is not legal advice - provided for discussion only]
Intellectual Property for the Individual and Small Business: Identify, Protect, Enforce, Defend.
"Fools rush in where angels fear to tread."
http://www.LindonLaw.com

I agree with James, and emphasize Nikole`s point. If you`re *referencing* a quote or written passage for the purpose of drawing your own, unique conclusions, then you need only state the source of your reference. In these kinds of works, you should have source references anyway...not just for legal reasons, but for credibility.

If you`re only writing out what someone else said so you can make some money from their work, then that`s the underlying reason copyright laws were put into place. It`s no fair stealing someone else`s original work for the purpose of making money on your own. :-)