Copyright Infringement and Me

[illadore]

The tl;dr version of this post: My 2005 Ice Dragon entry, called "A Tale of Two Tarts" was apparently printed without my knowledge or permission in a magazine and I am apparently the victim of copyright infringement

Comments

[esmerel]

You could also entertain yourself by sending letters to their sponsors stating that the magazine they support, supports copyright infringement. :) Some people sorta freak out about that kind of thing.,

[ext_309219]

I'd have to agree with this. At least it will not be accessible online via their site anymore.

[datan0de]

Yes, this is absolutely the way to go. Do this sooner rather than later.

I got here via Twitter, and retweeted it in the hopes that tacit sees it, as he has quite a bit of experience with DMCA takedowns and dealing with people attempting to plagiarize content from his web site. By the way, I predict that the comments on this post will go past 10 pages.

[anonymous]

Wow, I'm stunned, I recomend White Hat Hackers.

@Anonymous "white hat hackers"

[ext_309634]

You mean grey hat.

Re: @Anonymous "white hat hackers"

[anonymous]

No, he meant white hat, there is no such thing as a "grey hat hacker" regardless of what Microsoft likes to think.

[ext_308972]

I agree that you should lawyer up. I would also start with a 'cease and desist' letter, for which I think you can probably find a nice template somewhere like www.nolo.com. Litter the letter with plenty of references to 'legal council'. This person is an idiot and there is absolutely no excuse for their behavior.
Publishing to the Internet Does Not Equal Public Domain. - h.daveno

[pbristow]

Make that "legal counsel", and it might carry more weight. (People tend to be less scared of threats that aren't spelt correctly, due in part to the fact that, regretably, people in general are less likely to take seriously complaints from people who don't express them impeccably. Or summink. =:o\ )

spelt v. spelled

[ext_308972]

You're right about council/counsel. But check your spelling of spelt/spelled. :)

Re: spelt v. spelled

[ext_308972]

FYI, that one is a British English/American English difference, so your objection is invalid :)

[anonymous]

OMG, I love this. It's just fantastic that an editor, someone who no doubt worries about their stuff being plagiarized already, is so brazenly plagiarizing someone else, and is not only unapologetic, but entitled!

This is too perfect. I hope this turns into a huge shitstorm for them - deservedly so.

[ext_316248]

Actually we found out that little in the mag was original. Instead most of the content was stolen.

[ext_309089]

http://cassandraconsiders.blogspot.com/2010/10/cassandras-favorite-apple-pie.html

Google did NOT lead me to the Cooks Source article, but instead to this blog! Oh my!