tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post2269178609314576696..comments2023-10-08T03:29:16.941-05:00Comments on Aaron Polson: The Public Domain IllusionAaron Polsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15173267932358617304noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-50695730034097701202010-12-08T14:07:48.039-06:002010-12-08T14:07:48.039-06:00Hello, you site is very funny he told me to cheer ...Hello, you site is very funny he told me to cheer up .. Merry Christmas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-77307007682291490372010-11-07T02:24:05.523-06:002010-11-07T02:24:05.523-06:00It's the complete arrogance of the editor I fi...It's the complete arrogance of the editor I find so unacceptable. No sorry, no retraction. Makes me so mad.Cate Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634397106201021055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-81678504317110324212010-11-07T00:17:37.970-05:002010-11-07T00:17:37.970-05:00I'm just getting clued in on all of this. I...I'm just getting clued in on all of this. I've had something similar to this happen to me concerning my Ghost Stories blog. It wasn't a magazine but a website or rather a couple of websites. Published the entire articles with my name but didn't ask if it was okay.<br /><br />It does make me a bit weary to publish anything on the web. This certainly doesn't help with my trust issues.Andrea Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14702322027393523509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-84383801614303029532010-11-06T21:19:01.028-05:002010-11-06T21:19:01.028-05:00Natalie - I worry about this country, too.
Gef ...Natalie - I worry about this country, too. <br /><br />Gef - Maybe the editor is an arch-villain? <br /><br />Jeremy - Har! Hey...I used to have a Geocities page. (and the knee-capping gives me the shivers)<br /><br />Milo - Very nice. Thanks for the linkage.Aaron Polsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15173267932358617304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-6929659249532871612010-11-06T11:32:08.273-05:002010-11-06T11:32:08.273-05:00Here's the Washington Post's HILARIOUS tak...Here's the Washington Post's HILARIOUS take on it:<br /><a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/compost/2010/11/the_cooks_source_editor_respon.html" rel="nofollow">Washington Post: Cooks Source Editor Response</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-19119103209524144362010-11-05T18:49:01.185-05:002010-11-05T18:49:01.185-05:00Let me be the first to say:
LiveJournal? Huh? Wha...Let me be the first to say:<br /><br />LiveJournal? Huh? What's next, Geocities?<br /><br />Anyway...<br /><br />(I just wrote two paragraphs and deleted them in favor of this more concise comment:)<br /><br />Remember Valentine Publishing from last year? Yeah. Plagiarists should be fucking kneecapped.Jeremy D Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16014827537536982326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-7094517110337744152010-11-05T12:59:21.976-05:002010-11-05T12:59:21.976-05:00I read that the other day and was gobsmacked--not ...I read that the other day and was gobsmacked--not as fun as it sounds.<br /><br />The idiocy demonstrated by said editor is astounding on a level I thought only existed in archetype villain characters from stories like <i>The Devil Wears Prada</i>.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15675220785164388203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-10269462819418831142010-11-05T11:51:43.720-05:002010-11-05T11:51:43.720-05:00That editor is a douchebag. I worry about this cou...That editor is a douchebag. I worry about this country. The fact that it's the attitudes weakening the laws, and not weak laws themselves, is truly frightening. Makes me realize why countries with much different cultures can get by with less legal protection for writers.Fox Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05487359877190292039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-49689926588932418862010-11-05T11:40:20.972-05:002010-11-05T11:40:20.972-05:00Cheers, Martin.
Katey - I sound like one every da...Cheers, Martin.<br /><br />Katey - I sound like one every day.Aaron Polsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15173267932358617304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-9426929191427869812010-11-05T11:28:20.189-05:002010-11-05T11:28:20.189-05:00The absurdity makes me want to puke. Ugh.
(Hey, n...The absurdity makes me want to puke. Ugh.<br /><br />(Hey, now *I* sound like a high school student!)Kateyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05727622678452936037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-44019001335345235762010-11-05T11:08:28.442-05:002010-11-05T11:08:28.442-05:00I'd be honored to be the victim of your litera...I'd be honored to be the victim of your literary mugging, Aaron. :)Martin Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14265623440686160715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-9638383867305877392010-11-05T09:49:45.503-05:002010-11-05T09:49:45.503-05:00Barry - I'll keep doing it, but...yeah. Peopl...Barry - I'll keep doing it, but...yeah. People are nuts.<br /><br />L.R. - Ha! I know, right? Yes, editors should be compensated (but not by the author unless the author contracts for editing). But really? Really? <br /><br />Martin - I enter every new endeavor with rose-colored glasses, assuming hard work and talent mean something. I always learn otherwise...not that hard work/talent is unimportant, but other factors, well...<br /><br />I love that last line. I think I might steal it. ;)Aaron Polsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15173267932358617304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-32780508772411968072010-11-05T09:04:58.901-05:002010-11-05T09:04:58.901-05:00For more extensive read on our constitutional righ...For more extensive read on our constitutional rights and how it ties into copyright law, anyone interested should read Lawrence Lessig's free e-book, Free Culture. He helped begin the Creative Commons licensing we have today.<br /><br />I'm afraid the incident with Cook's Magazine confirms my sad observation that at the elite levels of business, people are promoted based on who they know, rather than the merits of hard work. This editor does not deserve her position if she cannot grasp the basics of copyright law. <br /><br />Intellectual property is not for free simply because it can be stolen.Martin Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14265623440686160715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-79994714887763766452010-11-05T08:21:54.097-05:002010-11-05T08:21:54.097-05:00What an appalling response from the editor, especi...What an appalling response from the editor, especially ‘…you should compensate me.’ This is scary stuff.L.R. Bonehillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12230668510378453367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-15271042503279957352010-11-05T08:09:45.762-05:002010-11-05T08:09:45.762-05:00grumble grumble Konrath grumble grumble
I have al...grumble grumble Konrath grumble grumble<br /><br />I have always enjoyed it when you post the samples/free reads. Now, however, I'd be afraid to attempt it. This truly does a)frighten me a bit and b)remind me how dumb some people can be...Barry Napierhttp://www.barrynapierwriting.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com