Comments on: Plagiarism, Piracy and You http://gropenassoc.com/blog/2009/07/plagiarism-piracy-and-you/ Discussion, issues and answers for the independent publishing community, hosted by Marion Gropen Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:57:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Anti-Plagiarism Day! | How Publishing Really Works http://gropenassoc.com/blog/2009/07/plagiarism-piracy-and-you/comment-page-1/#comment-17267 Anti-Plagiarism Day! | How Publishing Really Works Wed, 15 Jun 2011 10:01:17 +0000 http://gropenassoc.com/blog/?p=139#comment-17267 [...] Marion Gropen beat me to the finish line, and covers a lot of ground with her post about the causes and limits of plagiarism. [...] [...] Marion Gropen beat me to the finish line, and covers a lot of ground with her post about the causes and limits of plagiarism. [...]

]]> By: Marion Gropen http://gropenassoc.com/blog/2009/07/plagiarism-piracy-and-you/comment-page-1/#comment-16431 Marion Gropen Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:57:41 +0000 http://gropenassoc.com/blog/?p=139#comment-16431 That depends. Use of an entire poem is not fair use, in general. So, either the work is in the public domain or you need permission. To determine if the copyright has expired (putting the work in the public domain) is a little complicated. If the author died more than 70 years ago, and the author held the rights, the work is in the public domain, unless you're looking at a translation. If the author died less than 70 years ago, and the work was published in the US, the rights have probably not expired (you could check the Library of Congress/Copyright Office database). You need to find their owner, and seek permission. If the work was published elsewhere, you're going to need to find out how that country's laws work. If the author is still alive, the rights are almost certainly still controlled by either the publisher or the author. And you need permission. That depends. Use of an entire poem is not fair use, in general. So, either the work is in the public domain or you need permission. To determine if the copyright has expired (putting the work in the public domain) is a little complicated.

If the author died more than 70 years ago, and the author held the rights, the work is in the public domain, unless you’re looking at a translation.

If the author died less than 70 years ago, and the work was published in the US, the rights have probably not expired (you could check the Library of Congress/Copyright Office database). You need to find their owner, and seek permission.

If the work was published elsewhere, you’re going to need to find out how that country’s laws work.

If the author is still alive, the rights are almost certainly still controlled by either the publisher or the author. And you need permission.

]]> By: Melissa http://gropenassoc.com/blog/2009/07/plagiarism-piracy-and-you/comment-page-1/#comment-16430 Melissa Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:38:57 +0000 http://gropenassoc.com/blog/?p=139#comment-16430 If I want to use a poem as a tagline for my small floral company and give credit, am I covered? I'm not finding any helpful sites yet so figured I would ask. If I want to use a poem as a tagline for my small floral company and give credit, am I covered? I’m not finding any helpful sites yet so figured I would ask.

]]> By: Marion Gropen http://gropenassoc.com/blog/2009/07/plagiarism-piracy-and-you/comment-page-1/#comment-16104 Marion Gropen Sat, 18 Jul 2009 02:41:02 +0000 http://gropenassoc.com/blog/?p=139#comment-16104 Thank you for the kind words. It's funny, because I'm generally pretty confident, but I find writing for an audience that does it well, or that judges words for a living, to be quite intimidating. That means that a compliment on my writing has the power to make my week, not just my day. Thank you for the kind words.

It’s funny, because I’m generally pretty confident, but I find writing for an audience that does it well, or that judges words for a living, to be quite intimidating. That means that a compliment on my writing has the power to make my week, not just my day.

]]> By: Nik Perring http://gropenassoc.com/blog/2009/07/plagiarism-piracy-and-you/comment-page-1/#comment-16102 Nik Perring Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:43:43 +0000 http://gropenassoc.com/blog/?p=139#comment-16102 Great, great post. Writer, lawyer or no, you make a lot of sense (and let's face it, it doesn't take qualifications to know what stealing is!). Nik Great, great post. Writer, lawyer or no, you make a lot of sense (and let’s face it, it doesn’t take qualifications to know what stealing is!).

Nik

]]> By: Marion Gropen http://gropenassoc.com/blog/2009/07/plagiarism-piracy-and-you/comment-page-1/#comment-16100 Marion Gropen Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:23:50 +0000 http://gropenassoc.com/blog/?p=139#comment-16100 Thanks for the compliment, and the support. Thanks for the compliment, and the support.

]]> By: Jane Smith http://gropenassoc.com/blog/2009/07/plagiarism-piracy-and-you/comment-page-1/#comment-16097 Jane Smith Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:35:48 +0000 http://gropenassoc.com/blog/?p=139#comment-16097 Marion, thank you for posting this, and for supporting my anti-plagiarism day with this very useful piece. I've linked to you from my blog post now. Marion, thank you for posting this, and for supporting my anti-plagiarism day with this very useful piece. I’ve linked to you from my blog post now.

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