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Many people (not anyone on here), have said that I need to write a book. My therapist and I agreed that she would "save" my stories that I email to her until she has enough to start the book. She and I are in agreement with this, but I'm beginning to post things "online" and in some of the Free sites, like this one, there is material that I may want to include in portions of my book (or other publishings). Not what other people have written, or responded, at least not quoted directly, but I might want to paraphrase them.
Knowing the answer to my own writings will surely tell me the answer to others (and I really am not seeking to "quote" others from this board and my question has very little to do with this board, but others unrelated to legal issue).
If I write something and contribute it to a "blog" or "email" or "forum" what are the copyright ownership rights? Do most websites automatically claim these rights? What about ideas and concepts that might become patents or trade-marks. I know that the patent office wants proof of when a person first designed or created a product.
In essence, I contribute a lot of my "experiences" wandering through the world and that will be contributory to my book and I want to make sure that I preserve those and that I don't hand over the rights to someone else unknowingly, nor would I want someone else to take what I've written and use it as their own work.
Am I explaining this right?What is the name of your state?
Many people (not anyone on here), have said that I need to write a book. My therapist and I agreed that she would "save" my stories that I email to her until she has enough to start the book. She and I are in agreement with this, but I'm beginning to post things "online" and in some of the Free sites, like this one, there is material that I may want to include in portions of my book (or other publishings). Not what other people have written, or responded, at least not quoted directly, but I might want to paraphrase them.
Knowing the answer to my own writings will surely tell me the answer to others (and I really am not seeking to "quote" others from this board and my question has very little to do with this board, but others unrelated to legal issue).
If I write something and contribute it to a "blog" or "email" or "forum" what are the copyright ownership rights? Do most websites automatically claim these rights? What about ideas and concepts that might become patents or trade-marks. I know that the patent office wants proof of when a person first designed or created a product.
In essence, I contribute a lot of my "experiences" wandering through the world and that will be contributory to my book and I want to make sure that I preserve those and that I don't hand over the rights to someone else unknowingly, nor would I want someone else to take what I've written and use it as their own work.
Am I explaining this right?What is the name of your state?