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Our comments, in MN books, who owns our collective wisdom?

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Wotzy · 28/01/2009 22:28

Who owns our comments?

We can request them to be removed from this forum, but not in print. In posting we give consent for them to be on MN on the web, but does that extend to publication in a book.

I am not looking for a fight, it is a serious question, who owns the copyright to our words, if they are in publication? Was there consent to have our collective words printed in a book?

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LadyMuck · 28/01/2009 22:44

And here is the copyright page. Though odd that it isn't more upfront in the whole posting process.

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Wotzy · 28/01/2009 22:44

Thanks FAQ. It is very small and not where I would have looked for it at all.

So not part of the joining up process. And they have a right to edit them too.

Umm...

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FAQtothefuture · 28/01/2009 22:39

on the "topic list" page

"Please note that Mumsnet has copyright in all submissions to the chat board, and reserves the right to edit and re-publish these in print form."

Original poster
Wotzy · 28/01/2009 22:38

x post, sorry.

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Original poster
Wotzy · 28/01/2009 22:37

Are you sure LM, I have just rejoined and didn't see a consent or click an agree box, or read anything about my contributions.

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LadyMuck · 28/01/2009 22:37

Oh, good point. When they did the first lot of books I thought that they posted something so that everyone had to opt in or out. I assumed that they had updated the registrtation process after that. I'll leave it to MNHQ to find the small print!

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Wotzy · 28/01/2009 22:31

the disclaimer reads
"you are consenting to the publication of your contribution on Mumsnet and to linked Mumsnet sites"

nothing about book publication.

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LadyMuck · 28/01/2009 22:29

MN does. You will have consented when you registered.