copyright

[rigeco]

Hi, not sure who to ask about this-

I have a few friends that I compare trading notes with, and we occasionally like to share charts too. Sometimes we can't get together (plus a few are in other towns), so I was thinking about creating a web page we could all use and post chart images on.

I recall that when I read books and articles and they have charts in them, they always give copyright credit in them. I was wondering if I need to get permission from Esignal/Qcharts, or can I just attribute a copyright blurb at the bottom of the chart?

Can anybody tell me, or tell me who to get in touch with for an answer? Thanks!

-rich

[JayF]

Thanks Rich for checking in on this.

For the most part, if the charts are all located on a single page or a group of pages (like a blog) you can put the attribution at the bottom of the page(s).

Quick disclaimer, exchange policy prohibits real-time data being published to a website without special contractual agreements with them. I'd recommend keeping the posting of charts delayed by 20 minutes to avoid any problems with the exchanges.

[rigeco]

Thanks Jay! Yeah, it would be a blog or personal web page or something like that. It's mostly family and a few friends who trade, so it's nothing serious. Certainly no real-time data - mostly old trades we've done and historical findings. We like to keep up with each other and show off our progress.

Thanks for the response!