A Publisher's Conversation with Authors: Copyright Infringement, Part 1
It is Tuesday. Monday's madness is over, and Wednesday will take us over the hump, so Tuesday it is--for some serious discussion with authors. Tuesday talks mean to address authors in waiting and self-published authors who would like to go a more traditional route or who would at least like to take their steps with a publisher by their side. Today's post looks at copyright infringement from the point of view of authors who might accidentally infringe upon the copyright of authors. (This is Part 1 of two posts, the second post being about others' violation of authors' copyright.) What constitutes copyright infringement? For text: Copyright infringement occurs when a copyrighted work is used without the permission of the copyright owner. This can include: Reproducing the work. Distributing copies of the work. Performing the work publicly. Displaying the work publicly. Creating derivative works based on the original. Essentially, any unauthorized use of a copyrighted