I'm Sure This is Happening in NZ as Well

[king1]

So the copyright/attribution issue is something that the Admin/Mod team are considering, we have been having a bit of a discussion about this and whether it could cause liability issues for us down the track.

My personal feeling on the matter is it won't be a problem based on this 

Copyright exceptions

Copyright is not only about creators rights. Copyright balances the right of creators to choose how their creations are used, with society’s interest in allowing people to access and use works of intellectual or creative endeavour.

One of the most important ways the Copyright Act balances the various rights and interests, is by allowing people to use copyright works without the need to get permission. You can copy without permission from an original if it is for:

• Research
  
• Private study
  
• Criticism or review
  
• Reporting current events
  
  

The amount copied should be deemed ‘fair’. For example it might be fair for an individual to copy an entire poem or article if it is relevant to their study topic. On the other hand, it is unlikely to be fair to copy an entire book if only a section relates to the study.

https://www.copyright.co.nz/understandin...-copyright

I would say we are covered by Criticism or review  AND Reporting current events as long as no-one is trying to misrepresent ownership, and no-one is wholesale stealing large chunks of anyone's creative works.

But, I personally would like to see more use of the Quote boxes (third button from end in the editor) including a link for attribution, so it is very clear that it is a quote from someone else and not the posters' own words.

We will work up a rule/policy/announcement on this in due course, once all mods/admin have had some input...