Reusing reddit content
I wanted to do make something around reddit content, but not sure what the guidelines are regarding copyright etc. I have already checked their help center and it was not helpful in providing an answer.
I know people make youtube videos from reddit posts by reading out threads and turning that into a video. I wanted to make a collection of multiple posts or comments (some hundreds; far below 1K) and then repurpose that in different format.
Does anyone know if there are some rules against this?
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As long as you don't pass it off as your original content, it should be fine. I ran a newsletter a few years ago where each email featured a story I got somewhere from the internet, usually reddit. I just linked the post at the bottom of the newsletter. Curating content isn't wrong, and it can actually be really profitable. You just have to credit the OP.
I'll add though this only works for public content. Obviously if you pay for a book and then try to sell that book as an e-book, that's violating copyright. But if it's available to the public already and you're adding additional value either through curation or analysis, crediting the OP should be enough.
Thanks for your answer @allison!
Yes, to be clear, this is regarding public posts on reddit. Your answer helps.
Let me comment on here because I am still looking for any insight --
has anyone built anything with reddit content before?
What did you learn?