I own neither website and the material I have contributed to the former is all my own work. As the sole author, am I allowed to use my own work as I see fit or is the owner of the website the article appears on entitled to restrict me from having the article posted on another website because it has now become his property as part of the website? The work was done on a voluntary basis and was not specifically requested by him.
2007-12-30 01:33:13 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Normally, website owners will pay to have content, but since you did it voluntarily, you might want to inform both parties that it is repeat content.
I wouldn't advice posting the material on more than one website, repeat content on different sites really diminishes the image of such a website.
But its your writing, do with it as you please. Afterall, its not a 'work for hire' or are there any 'contracts' involved.
2007-12-31 06:28:36 · answer #1 · answered by Shalltell 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. If the article was written by you, it is yours and you can post it wherever you like. The website owner has no rights to it at all. I would advise adding the Copyright symbol, the year and your name at the bottom. That is a proper copyright notice. It is not required, but does put anyone who reads the article on notice of who has the rights. A copyright owner has certain rights, like the right to display, make derivative works etc. and can prevent others from doing so without permission. The fact that you posted the article without being requested to do so by the website owner is irrelevant. HTH.
2007-12-30 09:52:13 · answer #2 · answered by browneyedgirl 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
First, it is a good practice of putting these sort of transactions in writing so everyone is clear as to what their rights are. A simple email saying "Please note that as author of this piece, I will hold all rights to my work, including the right of republishing." will suffice.
If there is no contract stating this, the default assumption is that you retain your rights, so yes, you can republish your own work as you see fit. It is your intellectual property, not his.
2007-12-30 13:42:38 · answer #3 · answered by asnakeny 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think, no
2007-12-30 09:50:03 · answer #4 · answered by Rana 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋