As discussed in the graphics section, taking from others without their expressed permission is known as stealing.  If you are going to use information found in other peoples' websites, you should give them a citation, just as if you are citing a book or a journal article.
When you are using material from other websites, be sure to keep these principles in mind, fron the Netiquette website.
Do not include very large graphic images in your html documents. It is preferable to have postage sized images
       that the user can click on to "enlarge" a picture. Some users with access to the Web are viewing documents
       using slow speed modems and downloading these images can take a great deal of time.
       It is not a requirement to ask permission to link to another's site, though out of respect for the individual and
       their efforts, a simple email message stating that you have made a link to their site would be appropriate.
       When including video or voice files, include next to the description a file size, i.e (10KB or 2MB), so the user
       has the option of knowing how long it will take to download the file.
       Keep naming standards for URL's simple and not overly excessive with changes in case. Some users do not
       realize that sites are case sensitive or they receive URL's verbally where case sensitivity is not easily
       recognizable.
       When in doubt about a URL, try accessing the domain address first, then navigate through the site to locate the
       specific URL. Most URL's begin with the node address of WWW followed by the site address, i.e:
       Examples:
          http://www.cern.ch
           http://www.fau.edu
                                           http://www.ibm.com
            http://www.cpsr.org
       A URL which includes only an image map and no text might not be accessible to those users that do not have
       access to a graphical Web browser. Always include the option of text links in your URL documents.
       W3 connections can be *very* high bandwidth consumers. With graphical web browsers, when graphic images
       are not necessary to obtain information it is a good idea, both in terms of the speed of the session, and to
       conserve bandwidth, to set the options to "turn off" or "delay" inline images.
       URL authors should always protect their additions to the Web by including trademark (TM) or Copyright (C)
       symbols in their HTML documents.
       URL authors should include an email address at the bottom (or in the address area) of all HTML documents.
       Because of the nature of html links, a user can automatically link to your html document and have questions
       about it, but will not know who to contact if the email address is not available.
       Including the actual URL in the document source preferably after the <Address> tag, will allow users that print
       out the information to know where to access the information in the future, i.e. URL --
       http://www.fau.edu/rinaldi/net/web.html
       URL's authors should always include a date of last revision - so users linking to the site can know how up to
       date the information has been maintained.
       Infringement of copyright laws, obscene, harrassing or threatening materials on Web sites can be in violation of
       local, state, national or international laws and can be subject to litigation by the appropriate law enforcement
       agency. Authors of HTML documents will ultimately be responsible for what they allow users worldwide to
       access.
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