The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America has issued an alert on copyright infringement by the Internet Archive. Other professional writers’ groups taking notice include the UK’s Society of Authors, which has posted an alert on its website, and the USA’s Authors Guild and National Writers Union, which have alerted their members.
I’ve reproduced SFWA’s alert below. Although this seems to be the first time widespread attention has been paid to it, IA’s massive scanning project is not a new endeavor. See the 2013 article from Teleread’s Chris Meadows.
I was shocked when I read it myself just now after seeing your ‘wow’. My lawyer is a literary lawyer and he forced the other parties to back down. He also informed me that my book title, idea and galley were my own and that if stolen then the other party can be sued. My title and idea are copyrighted to me alone in this case and that no one else should use my combination.
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My lawyer from NYC is one of the ones who stole my book title and description along with other content.
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WOW
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That reads wrong above Chris. My lawyer from NYC took care of the ones who stole my book title and description along with other content.
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That’s better – I was shocked when I read it 😱
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I was shocked when I read it myself just now after seeing your ‘wow’. My lawyer is a literary lawyer and he forced the other parties to back down. He also informed me that my book title, idea and galley were my own and that if stolen then the other party can be sued. My title and idea are copyrighted to me alone in this case and that no one else should use my combination.
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Glad to hear he’s on top of it 👍
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Me, too!
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