© Jan Erickson
A reminder about RePosting of My Work on other websites:
If anyone intends to either quote something I’ve written, or intends to post any part of my work, including my videos, on any other site, YOU MUST ask permission before doing so. Any reposting of my work without permission shall be considered as copyright infringement, so please contact me to get permission before posting anything. And if I give permission, you MUST clearly reference my name as author and my website. No exceptions. The words an author writes are sacred. Unapproved use is not.
Thank you… Jan Erickson
Who we are, what we believe, what we do…all matters. Integrity of one’s word and deed is of the utmost importance in my life. Apparently, that’s not the case with others. It is sad that any of this has to be said, but it is what it is. Authors of any kind of work need to be assured that their work is protected. That also applies to any other creative work that someone does. We work hard to create work that we can be proud of. When someone decides to take that work, even if they give credit to the author, without permission, to populate a website or other publishing platform, how is their integrity not in question?
It’s too bad that this goes on. I’ve published on other writer-oriented platforms, but I stopped doing so on one, and now I’m probably going to stop publishing on the other, not because they’ve done anything irregular or wrong, because that’s definitely not the case. After discovering my work on another website today, it appears to be set up to harvest anything I write. I’m not sure how that happens, but I added a short post about what’s going on, and it appeared shortly thereafter on the site. So, whether I’m correct or not, that’s the conclusion I’ve drawn.
I enjoy writing, and I love the focus my website has taken. But the thing is…it’s mine. No one else can use my work in any way without my permission, which I think is more than fair. So, we’ll see what happens…integrity will either matter or it won’t.
© Jan Erickson
If anyone intends to either quote something I've written, or intends to post any part of my work, including my videos, on any other site, please ask permission before doing so. Any reposting of my work without permission can be considered as copyright infringement, so please ask. And if I give permission, you MUST clearly reference my name as author and my website. No exceptions. The words an author writes are sacred. Unapproved use is not.
Thank you... Jan Erickson