“Can I publish other writers’ short stories in my anthology without permission?”
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Can you pull short stories from the Internet and include them in your book? NO!
Can you pull short stories from the Internet and include them in your book? NO!
I know an author needs to copyright a book in order to sue anyone who might try to steal it. What about short stories? How does an author protect himself with that type of writing?
I saw your post on the WritersWeekly board and I see that you were able to help other writers in a similar situation.
Yesterday, I became aware that a publisher used a short story in their anthology without my knowledge or consent.
I recently had a bizarre run-in with a copyright-infringing web site owner who went crazy when I found that they’d illegally published one of my articles. But their extreme response taught me a valuable lesson that I now want to share with you. It’s a lesson about making sure you keep your private information private – always.