Comments for article: Protecting your privacy and copyright

Comment by Kevin Hughes

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:19:09 -0700

thanks.

Comment by Sita Strangling

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:45:57 -0700

I've been a victim of plagerism before, and it only took that one time to learn my lesson. People, at the very least, you should mail a copy of your work to yourself... and do not open the envelope. Make sure the piece is dated and signed by yourself. Most of the time, it will hold up in court, especially with a valid postmark on the envelope. And STAY AWAY from sites like www.poetry.com !!! These sites are all scams, and once you publish with them THEY own the copyright to whatever you've published with them. They tell you on their front page that you retain your copyright, but you really have to do research before trusting ANY site that wants to publish your work, especially in a printed book. Always go to google or yahoo and type in "poetry.com scam" or replace "poetry.com" with the name of the site you are questioning. This simple research could have saved me from losing the rights to 2 dozen of my poems.

:-(

Writers take your craft seriously. It is yours and yours alone!

Thanks for the info guys!

Comment by Bret Weeks

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:10:38 -0700

Appreciate the lookout guys, it's unfortunate and troublesome that it is a valid concern but I'll start doing the same for my works - especially the letter idea Sita mentioned. :)

Comment by Chris Stratton

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 02:58:23 -0700

I have but a single question . . . . if the original poet is able to prove the art is truly his/hers what is to be done to the thief of words?

Sirhc

Comment by THOMPSON OYONMI

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:54:27 -0800

Thanks for your concern

Like Chris, I'm curious. I want to know what punishment the thief of arts goes through.