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Is TechCrunch really allowed to post entire Quora answers as articles?

Yes, Quora actually does allow that unless the user who posted the content marks it as not for reproduction. More info here: http://www.quora.com/Quora-Policies-and-Guidelines/How-can-m....

Forbes has been doing it for a while and @Quora retweets them all the time, so they must be OK with it.

(Haven't checked, but assuming they're licensed under Creative Commons?)

Forbes has an arrangement with Quora[1]. AFAIK TechCrunch does not.

[1] http://www.quora.com/How-does-Forbes-decide-which-Quora-answ...

Oh wow, that is very interesting. I always thought it was Forbes cherry-picking content to repost, had no idea that it was Quora themselves selecting what to essentially "promote" on Forbes.

Also, now I know why @Quora retweets the Forbes versions so often! (It always aggravates me, personally - I usually click through to the Quora version so I can see other replies, votes, comments, etc.)

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