lucius septimius 2/24/2023 5:31:42 AM

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Good Morning!

Getting ready to begin my trek back home after a very nice vacation.

vxbush 2/24/2023 5:37:54 AM

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In #1 lucius septimius said: Getting ready to begin my trek back home after a very nice vacation.

Safe travels, Lucius. Keep that relaxed feeling with you all the way home. 

vxbush 2/24/2023 7:38:04 AM

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Children’s Book Series on ‘Inspiring Women’ Includes ‘Rachel’ Levine

And now they have confused every single girl that reads the book. 

lucius septimius 2/24/2023 8:40:55 AM

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vxbush 2/24/2023 10:01:51 AM

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In #4 lucius septimius said: The publisher said it had "listened to the debate" and understood there were "very real questions around how stories can be kept relevant for new generations".

Also translated as, "We don't want to lose a single dollar, so we'll make versions for each faction!" 

If any one of you plans to become a writer, do yourself a favor and make sure you keep all rights to your work to you and your heirs and never the company. 

buzzsawmonkey 2/24/2023 11:35:29 AM

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In #5 vxbush said: If any one of you plans to become a writer, do yourself a favor and make sure you keep all rights to your work to you and your heirs and never the company. 

You always have all your rights, unless you sign them over.  Normally an author or artist will sign over limited rights, for a limited time, and if that is done the rights always return to the creator. 

The important thing to remember, however, is that none of the rights under copyright can be enforced unless the work has been registered with the Copyright Office.  And, when and how you register---or have the work registered on your behalf by the publisher---can be very important.

vxbush 2/24/2023 12:23:39 PM

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In #6 buzzsawmonkey said: You always have all your rights, unless you sign them over.  Normally an author or artist will sign over limited rights, for a limited time, and if that is done the rights always return to the creator.  The important thing to remember, however, is that none of the rights under copyright can be enforced unless the work has been registered with the Copyright Office.  And, when and how you register---or have the work registered on your behalf by the publisher---can be very important.

Ah, I knew you would have great advice. Thanks for that. 

The fact that the company has just decided to "clean up" an author's work like this just drives me crazy. 

buzzsawmonkey 2/24/2023 1:48:12 PM

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In #7 vxbush said: The fact that the company has just decided to "clean up" an author's work like this just drives me crazy. 

Again, the terms of the licensing agreement are all-important.  The author originally owns all the rights to the work; s/he rents it out to the publisher for a negotiable duration, and for purposes (i.e., merchandising, licensing subsidiary rights) which are also negotiable. The extent to which a publisher can alter/edit the author's work is also a matter for the licensing negotiation.

Think of it this way; the author is the proprietor of a "car-rental lot," consisting of the various rights to his or her work.  The publisher shows up and says, "I want to rent your work  mid-size sedan, in red, with four doors, for X amount of time with unlimited miles."  Too many times, the author merely swallows the "standard contract" that the publisher thrusts at them---but what car-rental lot would accept the "contract" that a would-be customer pulls out of his/her back pocket?

The negotiation of rights---duration, extent, etc.---prior to publication is extremely important. 

Occasional Reader 2/24/2023 4:31:36 PM

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Kosh's Shadow 2/24/2023 5:41:20 PM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 9:

It gets dark 40 or so miles out of Boston. I don't have a great view, but I know where ATMOB - Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston is located. 

Now, if we lived on the Nightfall planet, we'd go nuts when we saw the stars.

Kosh's Shadow 2/24/2023 5:42:36 PM

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Kosh's Shadow 2/24/2023 6:07:47 PM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 11:

Or this jukebox

Occasional Reader 2/24/2023 7:56:10 PM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 10:

I remember that story. Good story.