>Summarising and paraphrasing what someone else wrote publicly is totally ok and legal. It is, thankfully. The problem is that because of the ephemeral nature

>Summarising and paraphrasing what someone else wrote publicly is totally ok and legal. It is, thankfully. The problem is that because of the ephemeral nature of digital media, it's quite possible for biographies to outlive their primary sources.[0] This means that a complete biography would need to include the actual article, if for no other reason than to preserve the original. [0]: This is one of the reasons why the Internet Archives mission is so important.