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Joy
You make an important point - I too have had
work "ripped off" from my website. I must say I was flabbergasted and
quite furious. In the case that I discovered I actually pointed out that this
was a breach of copyright and asked for it to be removed within 24 hours or I
would take legal action - this was an Australian site - not sure how this
applies internationally in a practical sense - although it is definitely a legal
issue.
I have also come across sections from
articles I have written in various newspapers that I was unaware had been used
in Books - I dont mind if I am acknowleged and people have told me EXACTLY
what they are using but I was shocked to find a direct quote in a
book on body image by a well known Melbourne writer/ cartoonist a few years
ago that simply referenced my article as "Belly Dancing article Sunday Age
". -Not even my name as the author and certainly no request for
permission.
In the case of the birth stories, Jane has
obviously asked permission initially but some publishers seem to be less than
clear about the definition of "permission" For Parenting By Heart, I actually
had permission forms filled in by people I interviewed - even thougn I wrote up
the interviews and in many cases used pseudonyms. the very few people who
supplied their own stories were offered "payment' - most requested copies
of the book.
Jane - can you get your publisher to send
these people free copies if they give you their addresses?
Pinky
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