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Kyzor1 |
How do I officially copy right my work?
Jan 13 2012, 11:17 PM EST
Hi, Im writing a book and putting it onto wetpaint. Ive spent alot of time making it, and I would like to make sure no one steals is. I am putting it onto a wetpaint site, seeing it is easier then putting it down on paper. However though, I do not want my work to be stolen. What can I do? a lot of effort when into this and if it gets stolen, I will be more then upset.
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CryingDove |
1. RE: How do I officially copy right my work?
Jan 13 2012, 11:50 PM EST
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Your question is a very complicated one. To obtain a copyright on you material you will have to apply for a copyright on you works. Google copyright application for the country in which you reside. There will be a fee for the process. That is the easy part. Now here comes the complicated part.Your book is not finished. You are writing it. It would be costly to file for a copyright before the book is finished. By using Wetpaint you agree to the Terms of Service. Wetpaint states that any content placed on a wiki automatically falls under the "Creative Commons Share Alike" rule. This means it can be copied by others. The best thing for you to do is to create a private wiki with you as the only member of the wiki. This will allow you to write your book and when it is finished, apply for copyright protection through your government. See this page for Wetpaint's policy on creative commons share alike. http://www.wetpaintcentral.com/page/Copyright+Infringement Do you find this valuable? |
bellswebster |
2. RE: How do I officially copy right my work?
Jan 14 2012, 3:24 AM EST
With all due respect to your informative reply CD...what about a word document on their own computer, that way no one can see it except the writer?
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x-wolfhunter |
3. RE: How do I officially copy right my work?
Jan 14 2012, 10:09 AM EST
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"With all due respect to your informative reply CD...what about a word document on their own computer, that way no one can see it except the writer?"I was just about to suggest that. Kyzor1, I am currently writing a book as well. My advice to you is to use a collection of word processing documents instead of a WetPaint wiki to write your book with. What I do is I have a word processing document for every category of "background information" (Like the history of the elves, the magic system, the currency system, how time is measured, etc.) and then one for the story itself. I advise you do something similar as well. You should also back up your work often (I do this on a thumb drive). I also make use of a program called "yWriter," which allows me to better organize your story and can be found here: http://spacejock.com/yWriter5.html Hope this helps! Note: I would take down what you've posted on the wiki and delete the versions in which it can be found. Do you find this valuable? |
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CryingDove |
4. RE: How do I officially copy right my work?
Jan 14 2012, 11:29 AM EST
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What is this thread about? 1. Officially copyrighting work A book that is being written. 2. Where? A Wetpaint wiki. Finds it easier. Can access the work anywhere, Home, School, Library...etc. It is on the internet. 3. Protect book from being stolen. Wetpaint's Creative Commons does not alllow for that.with the Share Alike clause in Terms of Service So, given the information supplied by the poster, In order to satisfy all of their points of "Writing a book on a wiki, and having the material not being copied and not having a copyright" There is only one answer Make the wiki private. There are many tools that can be used to write a book. Notepad, MS-Word,eBook creator, Adobe Acrobat, and many more. None of them allow for copyright protection. . But I do not think that this is what the poster is looking for. There is one vague statement they make."A lot of effort went into this". One has to assume the book is at or near completion and resides on a Wetpaint wiki. The posters fear is that they do not want their work copied or stolen. Until they go through the legal channels of applying for a copyright, there is nothing that will prevent their works from being copied and used, especially on a Wetpaint wiki or even the Internet. Even if they have a valid copyright, their material can still be copied and it is their challenge to prove ownership and take appropriate actions against any infringing party in a court or law. Having the wiki private until such time for them to complete the book and get their copyright for the material. is the only way for them to use Wetpaint as a host and not have their material copied. Do you find this valuable? |
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x-wolfhunter |
5. RE: How do I officially copy right my work?
Jan 14 2012, 11:59 AM EST
"There are many tools that can be used to write a book. Notepad, MS-Word,eBook creator, Adobe Acrobat, and many more. None of them allow for copyright protection.". . . They're not supposed to be copyright-protected; they're on your laptop. When you send it to a publisher, that's when you copyright it. If you have copyrighted material, it is no challenge to prove it's yours, and the infringer gets fined and has to relinquish whatever material he took. The only reason you'd have copyrighted book material is if you had published a book, in which case you could simply pull out the book and say, "Dude, that stuff's mine." I think that the best thing he could do now is, as I said before, delete all the stuff on the wiki, maybe make it private (That would indeed be a good idea), and finish it on his computer where there is no chance of anybody stealing it. Then, when he's ready, publish it and get it copyrighted etc. Do you find this valuable? |
