Young Writers Society

I'm finally going to go ahead and write down the Young Writers Society Copyright policy. Before I do so however, I want to seek members' input on the policy.


The Young Writers Society respects the intellectual property of its members and all original work remains the property in whole of its creator. No works, graphics, or other original creations may be reused or published without the explicit permission of its creator.

The Young Writers Society has a zero-tolerance policy toward plagiarism. Any member who infringes upon the intellectual property of its original creator will be banned permanently from the site.

If you believe a member of the site has misused or infringed upon the rights of your's or another's intellectual property then please provide Nate, Firestarter, or Meshugenah with documentation supporting your claim.

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webmaster@youngwriterssociety.com

Sounds lovely! I'm not sure what I'm supposed to be discussing...

Claudette wrote:Sounds lovely! I'm not sure what I'm supposed to be discussing...

If there's anything you feel like is missing, or if the policy makes you uneasy in any way, just let me know. It's meant to reassure authors on the site that their work on the site remains theirs.

Hey Thank you for adressing this matter Nate!

I have been wary to post anything on this site yet, because of this fact, even though everyone is friendly.

I guess I'll go right ahead and post something soon then.

Sounds great to me.

I like this, it makes me feel much better. I would hate to find that somebody is taking others works.

I'm sure this will make a lot more people willing to post more, and thus make YWS that much more diverse! hehe

Thanks Nate!

-JC

So we can publish our stuff in the real world even if it's on this site?

If we have proof that it's ours, that is?

A weight off my mind Thanks, Nate!

Sounds great, Nate!

Yeah, this might get me writing a little more -- I've never been TOO worried about it, especially with poetry and short stories that I haven't been too attached to, but I'm always hesitant to post things near and dear to my heart. Maybe, just maybe, I'll start posting things again.

Ares wrote:So we can publish our stuff in the real world even if it's on this site?

If we have proof that it's ours, that is?

You don't lose control over your work no matter where you post it on the web. It's always yours, so you're always able to publish it in the real world even if it's on this site, or any other site for that matter.

If you post it under your name, then we automatically assume it's your intellectual property.

True, Nate, although I've heard that publishers don't like to publish works that have been posted online. I originally heard it was because the sites might claim copyright or something, but I've never really heard any official story on it.

Cool. Thanks.

Thank you! Before I was worried about posting my work.

Crysi wrote:True, Nate, although I've heard that publishers don't like to publish works that have been posted online. I originally heard it was because the sites might claim copyright or something, but I've never really heard any official story on it.

This is true. Although there is no legal reason for them not to publish it if it's on a site like this, they would consider it a bad business decision to print something that people can read for free.

Great someone actually wrote this down!