Copywriting means writing sales copy for your site, an advertisement, etc Copyrighting means getting a copyright on something to protect your legal ownership.
What happened to good old English? I understand that typing fast comes with a toll to quality, but please stop butchering this beautiful language. Anyway the best place to ask about copyright issues is the Legal Issues sub-forum Best regards, George
It has always seemed to me that copyrights are only as good as the person who defends them. By law, you get a "copyright" on everything you put online that is unique and your creation. But, you must defend this copyright yourself, and it's your records against someone else's that you designed it first in court. True copyrights cost money, and that is because they are an actual certification by the US Copyright Office. With this you will have very little work needed in any and all lawsuits. What's surprising about all of this, is that a Copyright doesn't explicitly say that others cannot use it. Fair-Use, such as educational works, or works where the source is cited appropriately are free from legal issues. Also, as with the movie SpaceBalls, parodies are also protected even though they would appear to be a derivation of works. This is a very intersting subject, and there are many issues surrounding it, but basically if you have a good lawyer, and strong records of your publishings, you'll be fine. 'http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/
I think most people take such threats lightly. Ask politely. If they don't remove it, determine if the stolen content is worth the price of filing papers with your local district court, or small claims, whichever is more appropriate. If it is worth the expense, then just file papers on them. There's no point to making threats. Actions speak much louder. If it's not worth the cost, then just repeatedly complain to search engines and web hosts. Search engines will delist them. Most hosts will give them a choice between removing the content and having their account closed.
However, once again chaos is falling into the threat of believing that copyright issues are discussed here, even though useful information. I found another thread inside this forum suggesting to make sticky both definitions, what is copyright and what is copywriting so people understand the meaning of each term.
What did I do? Sorry if that has already been discussed here. I am fairly new to this community, so I am still getting used to what each person is asking for. A sticky would be a good idea though, as many get very confused over what is copyrighted, to what extent, and under what protection legally. Also, if you do, I believe Trademark and Patent need a good explanation as well.
No problem, and I do apologize because you are right. After re-reading this thread I found that certainly it's necessary explain in depth all of these terms and your contribution in fact helps to clear this out
Dont threaten take it, tis bout time people stood up for cwrite theft, there are international laws and treaties in place to allow you to sue people from the other side of the planet if they steal your stuff. Good idea is to use a reputable firm to back up your claim to copyright and to make sure you dont fall foul of the so called fair use rule that crazy mad America has!
Sorry to continue the misplaced post, but the best a regular person can do to stop the violation is write the violator a 'cease and desist' letter and hope it works. It might be worthwhile to consider the viability of the site that did the copying, and ask for credit and a link. If it is a heavily trafficked site, you might get a good link to your own website out of it, or maybe someone will contact you about writing. I wonder if anyone has tried contacting people with a bill: Thank you for picking up my article. I charge x for use. My paypal is .
And geegel, how well do you write in your second or third language? A little understanding would be nice.
If your content is not copyrighted then there is no proof that its your work... so others may copy ur content and put it in their site.. and may even claim that its their content.. and the worst case they will copyright that in their name so that you will be penalised... Correct me if am wrong.
English is not my native language either, but a quick look over what you have written before you push that "submit reply" button can work wonders. As for the copyright issue, proving that you own the copyright over a text can be done rather easy by checking the creation date info. And I do not believe that the "fair use" clause applies to such situations. It is downright stealing, especially since there is no clause specifying that the work belongs to somebody else and the thief makes the inherent claim that he is the author. As a response a "cease and desist" letter should do the trick. If you want compensation for your stolen work, build your case (find the WHOIS information for the culprit if available, gather evidence that you posted the text before the thief) and contact a lawyer. The fees for a lawyer should be covered by the trespasser if you win the case. Nonetheless, less aggressive tactics work much more efficiently if you only want the text dropped from the site in question. Best regards, George
In the US, and in many other countries, all published writing is, by law, automatically copyrighted. You don't need to say it's copyrighted, register it, or anything else. If you wrote it, you have rights to it. If you see something written by someone else, unless it explicitly says it is available for copying, you have no rights to it at all.
geegel - Obviously you are from a country that does a good job of teaching languages (the Netherlands?), or have a talent for it, or have been exposed to a lot of good English. Many people are taught English the way I was taught French. My French teacher had to take one, count 'em, one conversation class to get her degree. All the other classes were reading, writing, and grammar. When that's how you learn, just being willing to try is an accomplishment.
Yes, and if they are stealing text, not only is it digital copyrights that are violated, but they are also breaking various older rules that apply to literature. This form of stealing is even easier to prove in court than a design, and requires little effort to obtain a full copyright. Authors do it all the time. There isn't really any way you could consider a complete information copy "fair use", as "fair use" only applies to portions taken with proper credit. If you do want others to use your work, and don't want to have to give everyone a legal "license", then consider Creative Commons, or a GNU Public License (Software). Most Americans are more interested in lawsuit money than upfront fees nowadays
it means writing a text with the purpose to promote a person, idea, business or a particular opinion. The main idea of this writing process is to persuade the listener or the reader to subscribe to the viewpoint in question or buy the product that is being promoted.
Mate I think that you take the prize for the most misplaced post of the year . The guy was asking about copyright, now please let this thread die. Regards, George