Re: Not a CD-ROM, but a book

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> > I noticed a new book titled "Best of the Net" "by" Seth Grodin (sp?)
> > in the stores. It seemed to consist of two page spreads on various
> > topic interests, with... the
> > bulk being material taken directly from FAQs...
>
> I have seen something similar in _The Internet: The Official Book
> of Public Television's "The Internet Show"_, by Paul Hoffman. IDG Books.
> On page 121, they listed two whole paragraphs word for word from
> the Tattoo FAQ as an example of helpful usenet FAQs. The passage
> they quote is the section about how to look around a tattoo shop.

That sound legal under the "fair use" wording of copyright law, but they are
still obliged to acknowledge the source.

> The problem is, they didn't credit me *OR* which newsgroup the Tattoo
> FAQ is posted in (rec.arts.bodyart). I wasn't too keen on that, esp.
> since my FAQ *states* that reporters and writers need to contact me
> (just so I am aware about what's being published).

I don't think you can require someone to notify you if they intend only to use
small parts of your copyright work in a larger document or a review, as long
as it is a small part, and they acknowledge the source.

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