How to keep your work from being stolen

4,720 search results found for "Devyani Borade" says Google. I run my eye over the first page of results. My own website appears at the top, followed by many of my articles on various others. Click. Next page. More of the same. Next page. I am getting complacent. Ah, so many publication credits! They make me so ha--hang on. What the heck is this? It is my article on the website of a popular established parenting magazine, posted under my by-line. Except that it has been published there without my knowledge, consent or compensation.

'It's awful to have one of your stories stolen,' says freelance...

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What to do when your work is stolen

The unthinkable happens. Your work is published without your knowledge, consent or compensation. Whether it is large slushpiles, lack of time, memory lapses or non-existent ethics, there's no excuse for unprofessionalism or deceit. If the publication gets away with it once, they may do it again!

Sure, you challenge them. You take the moral high ground, argue facts logically, point out copyrights, escalate to publishers or web domain owners; but your remonstrations fall on deaf ears. When editors don't remedy the situation early and sufficiently, it's time to take action.

1. Publicise...

Read the full article in the May 2015 issue of Funds For Writers

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600 words
Nonfiction
US publication

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