Is Copy Of Any Format Legal Or Illegal?

Hi Seniors,
Greetings..!! Have a wonderful day ahead.
I am a HR of a new start up BPO company in Bangalore. I am trying do all Document formats. I have drafted a HR Policy. I downloaded so many Policy format. And when I was drafting my company HR policy I took some points,lines from those downloaded copies. If i will do this kind of work is that really illegal. Can I copy or take some points from those format or not?
Kindly help me out in this matter. Really urgent. I need some guidance from your side.
Thanks in Advance.
Sangeeta Debnath
Place: Bangalore
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Copy righted formats are not uploaded in internet by the concerned, normally. You can use those formats.
Pon

Hi Sangeeta,
Do be careful, there ARE lots of copyright formats on the net. They are not usually marked as such.
Whilst the common assumption is that if they are in the public domain then they are free to use ab anybody.
This, however, is not true, as some formats are there to showcase in an effort to promote their sale,
You can view their information and present in it your own format, in some cases you will be able to better the format also, which will make it yours, or rather the company you work for.
I hope the above helps.
Regards,
Harsh

I support the views of Mr Harsh Shukla. Why to take a chance ! Do not copy word-to-word. Transcribe the matter in your own language, or take anybody’s help, so that meaning remains same, but look is different.