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Posted by Ron Anderson on October 19, 2006, 5:00 pm
Actually the amounts you can claim depends on if and WHEN you file the
copyright with the copyrights dept.
Some one stole the main page of my website several years back. Used
everything on it just inserted their name for mine and address etc.
I paid the attorneys, got the official copy rights and nothing more that the
person tool the site down. All for just under $1,000.00
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Ron Anderson A1 Sewing Machine
PO Box 60, Sand Lake, NY 12153
518-469-5133
http://www.singera1sewing.com
http://www.a1sewingmachine.com
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> Dear Joanne,
> It has been years since I tried to copyright anything, but I have to
> admit that work gets plagiarized anyway. There was a magazine, now out
> of print, that stole my work to launch its first edition. When I
> complained to Dover about it, I was told that litigation wasn't worth
> the trouble. So the magazine got away with it. But it is important
> that any work that is distributed must have a copyright mark on it,
> registered or not, or anyone can claim it.
> Teri
>
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Posted by Pogonip on October 20, 2006, 12:01 am
gjones2938@yahoo.com wrote:
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> Dear Joanne,
>
> It has been years since I tried to copyright anything, but I have to
> admit that work gets plagiarized anyway. There was a magazine, now out
> of print, that stole my work to launch its first edition. When I
> complained to Dover about it, I was told that litigation wasn't worth
> the trouble. So the magazine got away with it. But it is important
> that any work that is distributed must have a copyright mark on it,
> registered or not, or anyone can claim it.
>
> Teri
>
Plagiarism is a major problem these days - I'm not sure why. My DH
teaches at the university here, and every semester some student loses
credit and is put on academic probation because of it. Unfortunately,
theft of intellectual property may not have sufficient financial aspects
to make the litigation worthwhile. Personally, I think punitive damages
are appropriate, but you can't get blood out of a turnip, either.
It's a shame you couldn't get anyone to go after the magazine - seems
like they ought to have some assets to recompense you for your loss.
--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
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Posted by msoranno on October 20, 2006, 10:00 am
I have always been careful to include a copywrite mark on my work just to be
safe, so I think I am OK there.
Do magazines pay to publish your work or is it done more as a way to get
your name out?
I see patterns out there that are packaged in clear plasric bags with camera
type photos inside along with the pattern pieces that I assume are being
produced by the designer? Is this a good way to start?
Thanks for all the good advice !
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Mary
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Posted by Joy Beeson on October 20, 2006, 11:35 pm
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> Do magazines pay to publish your work or is it done more as a way to get
> your name out?
I never sold anything to a needlework magazine that didn't pay, but
none of them pay much.
Publications that don't pay are usually a bad idea for getting your
name out. They don't get the best material, so you aren't in good
company, and they don't pay their editors much better than their
authors, so you might be made to look very silly.
An exception is the "magazine" put out by a needlework society. This
is really a newsletter, and anything printed in it was a contribution
to the society. (Some will extend your membership by a set amount for
each contribution.) Since such magazines are distributed only to
members, this is not a way to get your name out, but it can be good
practice. Mainly it's a good way to get "this is great -- for maybe
ten people in the whole world" stuff off your chest.
Joy Beeson
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joy beeson at comcast dot net
http://roughsewing.home.comcast.net/ -- needlework
http://n3f.home.comcast.net/ -- Writers' Exchange
The above message is a Usenet post.
I don't recall having given anyone permission to use it on a Web site.
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Posted by cea on October 20, 2006, 8:01 pm
msoranno wrote:
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> I have a pattern that I drafted years ago and use it to make baby gifts.
> Everyone seems to love it and often ask me to make it as a gift for someone
> else.
> I am thinking about printing and selling the pattern but not sure how to do
> this. Has anyone here ever done this and if so how do I protect or copywrite
> my design?
> Any help is greatly appreciated!
> Thanks sew much!
> Mary
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Just a thought: so you don't reinvent the wheel, you might want to do
a bit of research. Check pattern books and sewing magazines to be sure
your pattern is a true original, and not a twin to a pattern in the
books.
Another thing you might consider: one of the big four pattern mfgs.
used to buy the rights to patterns from promising designers. I remember
seeing the credits in the pattern books. There may be some sort of
residual agreement: I am not familiar enough with this sort of
arrangement to know the details, but it might be wotrth looking
into--one of those 'consider all your options' situations.
HTH. Cea
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> It has been years since I tried to copyright anything, but I have to
> admit that work gets plagiarized anyway. There was a magazine, now out
> of print, that stole my work to launch its first edition. When I
> complained to Dover about it, I was told that litigation wasn't worth
> the trouble. So the magazine got away with it. But it is important
> that any work that is distributed must have a copyright mark on it,
> registered or not, or anyone can claim it.
> Teri
>