You Own Your Words

And other writers own theirs.

At the start of the new year, several accounts reported how many works of literature had just passed into the public domain.

After nearly a century of ownership by the authors and their heirs, such works as Agatha Christie’s The Murder on the Links, Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan and the Golden Lion, and the song “Yes! We Have No Bananas” became … Continue reading

Don’t Steal Others’ Words

There are limits to “fair use.”IMG_7468 adj 2to3

by Andy Scheer

Halfway through the manuscript, I’ve found three violations that could land author in big trouble. At the least they could prevent the book from getting published.

First this author quoted a full poem, mentioning only the author’s name. Sorry, but that’s not … Continue reading