Re: A New Scam - your articles for sale
- Subject: Re: [GWL] A New Scam - your articles for sale
- From: "Yvonne Cunnington" y*@sympatico.ca
- Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 22:00:40 -0500
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I have found the same thing, several of my articles for sale as e-documents, also on Amazon.com. They have all been taken from Gardening Life magazine (published out of Toronto). I saw articles by myself and two other writers from the magazine(including the magazine's editor-in-chief). I have sent the magazine an e-mail to find out if they sanctioned it.
My articles are profiles of several Canadian gardeners and their gardens. I can't figure out for the life of me who would reprint them, as they are pretty local. Some of the magazine contracts I've seen do allow a publisher to syndicate the material, but the stipulation is that if they sell the reprint, they share a percentage with the writer, and you can opt out of this. In any case, the article rights go back to the writer.
Yvonne Cunnington
www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com
----- Original Message ----- From: "Doreen Howard" <gardendiva@charter.net>
I Goggle my name monthly to find out who has been using my stuff unauthorized and to see what is being written about what I write and photograph. Today I found this:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00084C84Y/ref%3Dnosim/hobbydostore-2/103-0149380-6051050
I immediately contacted Mother Earth News; they were as surprised as me. The legal department will take it from here, but damage is already done. Someone is selling my articles for almost $6 a pop without my permission or the magazine's! Neither of us is getting a royalty. This is the first time I've seen a scam like this.
I urge you all to Google your name. If you find something similar, please share it with us.
Doreen Howard
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