NEW HERE ...Is there a risk of someone stealing your work........i'm afraid to post

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MinorJazzMajorBlues's picture
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Just wondering if People steal stuff here often, I'm new

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Copyright laws are pretty

Copyright laws are pretty simple and straight forward for any "Writer" Once you pen it, its basicly yours so long as you have the hardcopy for proof. Now posting them online is a VERY good thing, as once it's posted it is time stamped which has actually been upheld in court. Other ways of copyrighting your work if you are die hard paranoid you can do the "poor" mans method of certify mailing yourself all your writing (just don't open the package) since the post office stamps it with the date, and its being sealed theres no tampering with it, and this does work for the courts... There is a US government webpage I used to know that would go indepth on copyright laws..

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No, not that I am aware of...

No, not that I am aware of... When I do become aware of any such thing, the person is instantly banned and the stolen work removed. Zero tolerance for that kind of thing around here. :)

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