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Are you a copycat?
Filed under: Writing Advice
Copyright law is an issue that I get lots of questions about, and rightly so, because it can be a complicated business.
The most recent enquiry was from a gentleman who wanted advice about using an extract from another author’s work in his manuscript. This is what I told him: Read more
Copyright – can someone steal my idea?
Filed under: Writing Advice
Do you worry about how to protect your literary efforts?
Many writers are concerned that submitting their book to publishers or agents runs a risk – a risk that their work might be stolen (gasp!).
Isn’t there a chance that an agent would pick up their idea and pass it onto to an already established author? Or perhaps ‘sell’ it to a publisher who in turn might go and commission a book on that very subject? Read more
The Google Settlement: the (very) bare bones
Filed under: Digital publishing
The settlement reached between Google, the Authors Guild of America and the Association of American Publishers in October 2008, ran to a daunting 350 pages. The agreement has sparked a huge legal case in the USA, with some publishers and authors concerned about potential infringement of their copyright. So what might it mean for you? Read more
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