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I'm NOT flattered

Leah

12-11-2007

Re: I'm NOT flattered

Melinda Meahan ...

12-11-2007

Re: I'm NOT flattered

Mary Fisher

12-11-2007

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Posted by Leah on December 11, 2007, 10:24 am

Hi everyone,

I've been so busy with regular work and a scarf commission, it's been
a while since I checked my alternate e-mail account, the one connected
to my Star Wars Crochet and Knit Charts/Graphs page.

I found in there a request from someone to "enter their intarsia book
contest". The "winners" give their intarsia knitting charts to these
people FOR FREE , which will then be SOLD by these people in book
form, i.e., they want to make money from my work and the work of
others. The fine print states that I would also be giving them the
copyright on any charts submitted for the term of the copyright, which
I believe is now 70 years.

HUH? I give my Star Wars craft charts away for free on the net. They
were a labor of love, since I love Star Wars. They are free, because
they are something I would have dearly loved to have available to me
to use years ago and could not have afforded to pay for, and I know
there are people like I used to be who can use them but maybe not
afford to pay to have access.

I told them that I have no intention of giving up my copyright on any
of my charts so they can charge people for them! So if anyone sees
any of my charts being sold, PLEASE let me know. I'd hate to think
they were being duped by people stealing my work for a profit when
they have been available free for several years and will continue to
be free.

Leah
Always free Star Wars Crochet and Knit Charts/Graphs
http://www.angelfire.com/space2/swcharts/

Posted by Melinda Meahan - take out TRAS on December 11, 2007, 12:21 pm

Leah wrote:

> I found in there a request from someone to "enter their intarsia book

> contest". The "winners" give their intarsia knitting charts to these

> people FOR FREE , which will then be SOLD by these people in book

> form, i.e., they want to make money from my work and the work of

> others. The fine print states that I would also be giving them the

> copyright on any charts submitted for the term of the copyright, which

> I believe is now 70 years.

Ugggh, I HATE people who do that. There are always people who are
writing the homeschool list I help run for working parents who want to
ask the list members for their best suggestions so they can compile an
ebook. Unfortunately, there are too many "work from home" places that
suggest people do exactly this, but I think it's awful.

I was quoted in a book about my first employer once. The author offered
me full control over how my words or anything that referred to me was
expressed, and I got a free autographed first-edition copy. I felt that
was reasonable.

These unprintable adjectives who want people to give them something for
nothing so they can make money from it, whether it's dweebs like this or
people on Craigslist or Freecycle who lie about why they want something
for free just make me really mad -- if they are making money, they ought
to be willing to also compensate the people who are giving them the
fodder to make money.
--
Every job is a self-portrait of the person who does it. Autograph your
work with excellence.

Posted by Mary Fisher on December 11, 2007, 1:33 pm

> Hi everyone,

> I've been so busy with regular work and a scarf commission, it's been

> a while since I checked my alternate e-mail account, the one connected

> to my Star Wars Crochet and Knit Charts/Graphs page.

> I found in there a request from someone to "enter their intarsia book

> contest". The "winners" give their intarsia knitting charts to these

> people FOR FREE , which will then be SOLD by these people in book

> form, i.e., they want to make money from my work and the work of

> others. The fine print states that I would also be giving them the

> copyright on any charts submitted for the term of the copyright, which

> I believe is now 70 years.

> HUH? I give my Star Wars craft charts away for free on the net. They

> were a labor of love, since I love Star Wars. They are free, because

> they are something I would have dearly loved to have available to me

> to use years ago and could not have afforded to pay for, and I know

> there are people like I used to be who can use them but maybe not

> afford to pay to have access.

> I told them that I have no intention of giving up my copyright on any

> of my charts so they can charge people for them! So if anyone sees

> any of my charts being sold, PLEASE let me know. I'd hate to think

> they were being duped by people stealing my work for a profit when

> they have been available free for several years and will continue to

> be free.

> Leah

Well done!

Mary

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