Posting/sharing partial articles on web 2.0 - How dangerous is this?

Hello,

I plan to use old magazines articles as filler content on web 2.0 blogs, but I'd like to offer something in return to those magazines I intend to use as sources; I am also aware of the copyrights issues this may bring.

Anyway, how risky, legally speaking, is posting/sharing parts of articles (no more than 400-500 words) from 5-10 years old magazines on web 2.0 blogs? I try to turn the act of stealing content into promoting the magazine.

Something like this:

• Original title
  • A brief original introduction of 1-2 sentences
  • read the full article in Magazine Name, Month, Year, issue.
  • A 400-500 words block from the main body of the original article
  • Make sure you get the latest Magazine issue (Where Magazine is a link to the website)

How dangerous is this tactic? Have you used it?

Thank you very much

If you are giving credit to the original author / magazine and using it as a point of reference then they shouldn't be worried. Just make it totally clear you're not passing the work off as your own and you should be fine.

Thanks, I am interested in posting relevant content, so I don't mind citing the Magazine and even linking to their website; I try to act as a real blogger on those web 2.0 blogs, who is sharing relevant, useful, original and high-quality content.