tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post114427254415545643..comments2023-12-25T00:38:19.500-08:00Comments on Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): ™, © and More Ways to Protect YourselfSarah Stevensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16534942492714970282noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-1144426478658603562006-04-07T09:14:00.000-07:002006-04-07T09:14:00.000-07:00It even happens sometimes within groups of people ...It even happens sometimes within groups of people you know, and if you're not quick on the draw and gently confront people about it, it gets away from you... we absorb stories instinctively sometimes, accidentally other times, but it's all very uncomfortable and awful and ugly and <I>yeeuch</I> to deal with...<BR/><BR/>I had to post this because I feel SO GUILTY every time I have to turn away someone from joining <A HREF="http://groups.Yahoo.com/group/WritingYA" REL="nofollow">WritingYA.</A> Our original premise was that it was a 'by invitation only' with the understanding that anyone invited had to be VERY well known. I feel selfish, but selfish here is safe...tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-1144362404275780192006-04-06T15:26:00.000-07:002006-04-06T15:26:00.000-07:00Huh--I actually heard from a lawyer that mailing y...Huh--I actually heard from a lawyer that mailing yourself a copy of your work and keeping it unopened is considered proof of ownership in a court of law, as long as there's an official postmark. <BR/><BR/>Then again, I haven't been doing it. Or anything, really. But I do put a copyright notice on any creative work posted on my website, for whatever that's worth.Sarah Stevensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16534942492714970282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-1144345926559309182006-04-06T10:52:00.000-07:002006-04-06T10:52:00.000-07:00And if you think you're too obscure or insignifica...And if you think you're too obscure or insignificant to be plagirized from, you're not. It hurts quite a bit when someone else is going around claiming your work to be their own, even if they're not making money off it. For me, the worst part of it was that, in some way, those works were never safely mine again.<BR/><BR/>Be smart about who you choose to share your work with.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the serious and necessary post, tadmack!Serenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173874326807156736noreply@blogger.com