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Do publishers care if submitted work has already been copyrighted?
Has anyone tried “pair writing” before and been published?Should I care if my short story has the same title as someone else's book?What type of writing would this fall under?Does a writer have any rights to a work that has been completely rewritten by another writer?Submitting new work to another publisher while first deal is pendingCan I Have My Own Website Separate of My Publisher?Can I resubmit a manuscript that has been rewritten and professionally edited?Is “Publishable” 1st Book Word Count still 75,000-125,000?Can I quote an infamous line from a satire written in the 18th century in my novel?Article I wrote has been published under another name - should I raise this with the publisher?
I'm getting ready to start submitting a book I've written. I copyrighted an earlier draft of it a few years ago (as in submitted it for official registered copyright). The final draft has not changed much from that draft. I know from submitting poetry to publishers that publishers don't usually want work that's been displayed or published elsewhere. Do publishers care if something has already been registered for copyright if it hasn't yet been published or displayed?
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I'm getting ready to start submitting a book I've written. I copyrighted an earlier draft of it a few years ago (as in submitted it for official registered copyright). The final draft has not changed much from that draft. I know from submitting poetry to publishers that publishers don't usually want work that's been displayed or published elsewhere. Do publishers care if something has already been registered for copyright if it hasn't yet been published or displayed?
publishing copyright book
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I'm getting ready to start submitting a book I've written. I copyrighted an earlier draft of it a few years ago (as in submitted it for official registered copyright). The final draft has not changed much from that draft. I know from submitting poetry to publishers that publishers don't usually want work that's been displayed or published elsewhere. Do publishers care if something has already been registered for copyright if it hasn't yet been published or displayed?
publishing copyright book
edited 1 hour ago
Cyn
20.1k14494
asked 4 hours ago
CMBCMB
482
I'm getting ready to start submitting a book I've written. I copyrighted an earlier draft of it a few years ago (as in submitted it for official registered copyright). The final draft has not changed much from that draft. I know from submitting poetry to publishers that publishers don't usually want work that's been displayed or published elsewhere. Do publishers care if something has already been registered for copyright if it hasn't yet been published or displayed?
publishing copyright book
publishing copyright book
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asked 4 hours ago
CMBCMB
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edited 1 hour ago
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If you live in a country that is a signatory to the Berne Convention (most countries are), then your work is copyrighted as soon as you create it, regardless of whether you go through any registration process. To a publisher, your work is already copyrighted, and if they want the copyright and not just publication rights, they'll have to ask for that in the contract.
If, however, you have assigned or relinquished copyright to anybody else -- for example, if you wrote something in the course of employment that belongs to your employer -- then the publisher will very much care, because it restricts their right to publish.
In general, you can negotiate with publishers over work that you fully own the rights to.
answered 3 hours ago
Monica Cellio♦Monica Cellio
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I know things are instantly copyrighted, but the paranoid in me likes to have a record. So registered copyright makes no difference as long as publication rights are still yours?
– CMB
3 hours ago
@CMB from what I have heard from authors (I haven't contracted with a publisher myself), they know your work is copyrighted already and they care that you still own all of the rights to your work, but they don't care if you've registered it. (A better answer than mine would cite some major publishers. I hope somebody can provide that answer.)
– Monica Cellio♦
3 hours ago
Gotcha. Thanks!
– CMB
3 hours ago
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If you live in a country that is a signatory to the Berne Convention (most countries are), then your work is copyrighted as soon as you create it, regardless of whether you go through any registration process. To a publisher, your work is already copyrighted, and if they want the copyright and not just publication rights, they'll have to ask for that in the contract.
If, however, you have assigned or relinquished copyright to anybody else -- for example, if you wrote something in the course of employment that belongs to your employer -- then the publisher will very much care, because it restricts their right to publish.
In general, you can negotiate with publishers over work that you fully own the rights to.
answered 3 hours ago
Monica Cellio♦Monica Cellio
17.5k24093
I know things are instantly copyrighted, but the paranoid in me likes to have a record. So registered copyright makes no difference as long as publication rights are still yours?
– CMB
3 hours ago
@CMB from what I have heard from authors (I haven't contracted with a publisher myself), they know your work is copyrighted already and they care that you still own all of the rights to your work, but they don't care if you've registered it. (A better answer than mine would cite some major publishers. I hope somebody can provide that answer.)
– Monica Cellio♦
3 hours ago
Gotcha. Thanks!
– CMB
3 hours ago
add a comment |
If you live in a country that is a signatory to the Berne Convention (most countries are), then your work is copyrighted as soon as you create it, regardless of whether you go through any registration process. To a publisher, your work is already copyrighted, and if they want the copyright and not just publication rights, they'll have to ask for that in the contract.
If, however, you have assigned or relinquished copyright to anybody else -- for example, if you wrote something in the course of employment that belongs to your employer -- then the publisher will very much care, because it restricts their right to publish.
In general, you can negotiate with publishers over work that you fully own the rights to.
answered 3 hours ago
Monica Cellio♦Monica Cellio
17.5k24093
I know things are instantly copyrighted, but the paranoid in me likes to have a record. So registered copyright makes no difference as long as publication rights are still yours?
– CMB
3 hours ago
@CMB from what I have heard from authors (I haven't contracted with a publisher myself), they know your work is copyrighted already and they care that you still own all of the rights to your work, but they don't care if you've registered it. (A better answer than mine would cite some major publishers. I hope somebody can provide that answer.)
– Monica Cellio♦
3 hours ago
Gotcha. Thanks!
– CMB
3 hours ago
add a comment |
If you live in a country that is a signatory to the Berne Convention (most countries are), then your work is copyrighted as soon as you create it, regardless of whether you go through any registration process. To a publisher, your work is already copyrighted, and if they want the copyright and not just publication rights, they'll have to ask for that in the contract.
If, however, you have assigned or relinquished copyright to anybody else -- for example, if you wrote something in the course of employment that belongs to your employer -- then the publisher will very much care, because it restricts their right to publish.
In general, you can negotiate with publishers over work that you fully own the rights to.
answered 3 hours ago
Monica Cellio♦Monica Cellio
17.5k24093
If you live in a country that is a signatory to the Berne Convention (most countries are), then your work is copyrighted as soon as you create it, regardless of whether you go through any registration process. To a publisher, your work is already copyrighted, and if they want the copyright and not just publication rights, they'll have to ask for that in the contract.
If, however, you have assigned or relinquished copyright to anybody else -- for example, if you wrote something in the course of employment that belongs to your employer -- then the publisher will very much care, because it restricts their right to publish.
In general, you can negotiate with publishers over work that you fully own the rights to.
answered 3 hours ago
Monica Cellio♦Monica Cellio
17.5k24093
answered 3 hours ago
Monica Cellio♦Monica Cellio
17.5k24093
answered 3 hours ago
Monica Cellio♦Monica Cellio
17.5k24093
answered 3 hours ago
Monica Cellio♦Monica Cellio
17.5k24093
17.5k24093
I know things are instantly copyrighted, but the paranoid in me likes to have a record. So registered copyright makes no difference as long as publication rights are still yours?
– CMB
3 hours ago
@CMB from what I have heard from authors (I haven't contracted with a publisher myself), they know your work is copyrighted already and they care that you still own all of the rights to your work, but they don't care if you've registered it. (A better answer than mine would cite some major publishers. I hope somebody can provide that answer.)
– Monica Cellio♦
3 hours ago
Gotcha. Thanks!
– CMB
3 hours ago
add a comment |
I know things are instantly copyrighted, but the paranoid in me likes to have a record. So registered copyright makes no difference as long as publication rights are still yours?
– CMB
3 hours ago
@CMB from what I have heard from authors (I haven't contracted with a publisher myself), they know your work is copyrighted already and they care that you still own all of the rights to your work, but they don't care if you've registered it. (A better answer than mine would cite some major publishers. I hope somebody can provide that answer.)
– Monica Cellio♦
3 hours ago
Gotcha. Thanks!
– CMB
3 hours ago
I know things are instantly copyrighted, but the paranoid in me likes to have a record. So registered copyright makes no difference as long as publication rights are still yours?
– CMB
3 hours ago
I know things are instantly copyrighted, but the paranoid in me likes to have a record. So registered copyright makes no difference as long as publication rights are still yours?
– CMB
3 hours ago
@CMB from what I have heard from authors (I haven't contracted with a publisher myself), they know your work is copyrighted already and they care that you still own all of the rights to your work, but they don't care if you've registered it. (A better answer than mine would cite some major publishers. I hope somebody can provide that answer.)
– Monica Cellio♦
3 hours ago
@CMB from what I have heard from authors (I haven't contracted with a publisher myself), they know your work is copyrighted already and they care that you still own all of the rights to your work, but they don't care if you've registered it. (A better answer than mine would cite some major publishers. I hope somebody can provide that answer.)
– Monica Cellio♦
3 hours ago
Gotcha. Thanks!
– CMB
3 hours ago
Gotcha. Thanks!
– CMB
3 hours ago
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