Is it illegal to copy HTML from another site?

Is it illegal to cut sections of HTML/CSS code from other sites and use it in your own? More specifically, there is an image browser I would like to copy. Can I modify their code for my own? Can HTML be licensed/copyrighted?

Is it illegal to copy HTML from another site?
Any creative work is automatically protected by copyright.





The question is - at what point does some code stop being "a generic bit of code" and qualify as "a creative work"?





This is a fuzzy legal area and one best avoided if you can help it. Getting permission from the author would be the safe thing to do.
Reply:Yes it is if u copy alot of it is is okay to copy some such as textures and etc but if u copy too much yes it is illegal
Reply:Yes copyright covers HTML code as well, even though the code is very visible and easy to get. The only thing that isn't copyrighted is the actual tags, but the ownership of design, layout, functions, and associated data is retained by the original site.
Reply:u can copy some but not too much. asking for permission is always good.
Reply:it will not be illegal,


you are going to modify the text in that html code according to your requirements,


thatz the reason for open source softwares.....





it will not be illegal at any moment......go ahead





cheers,


ravikiran
Reply:I'd email the owners first, but then why not?
Reply:It's legal unless you don't cut out any graphics copyrighted by the owner.