Someone has stolen my poem
This time I'm not posting a poem. I'm asking for opinions.
I found one of my poems on a website but was not given credit for this poem.
Should I contact the sites administrator?
Comments
Am much relieved to hear that it isn't ours. I'd contact the administrators and query it, if I were you.
If you are sure the content is yours, then you
have copyright on your side. The least the
website could do is credit the entry to you.
Obviously, it helps if you can back your claim with a reference to its origins and any previous publication. Poetry seems to be "fair
game" for some, as if it is some "free for all"
to which anyone is entitled to benefit. Not
that publication is a bad thing BUT the author
should be approached for permission IF known.
actually when I was songwriting I was advised to make a recording and post it to myself by recorded delivery and never open it as evidence of when it was created. I guess nowadays when you save anything on your computer the date/time is automatically recorded.
not sure what to do but first get solid evidence that you wrote the poem before it appeared on this other site if you can. eg if you posted it on WOL it will be dated. or in a publication or you may have other evidence.
Was some one else credited with it? is it an oversight of the website? What redress do you want?
I don't know how to go about contacting the site admin or the Webmaster but it seems like a good idea when you have all the facts at hand.
poetry is classed as intellectual property and you have sole rights to it.
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Yvonne Brunton
Sun 27th May 2012 22:42
Hi Shirley,
Are you going to let us know which the micreant websitres are so that we too can check for any 'stolen work'?