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The Wonder of Carbon Paper

July 12th, 2021 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips Today’s copy machines make and store digital copies that go somewhere to someone. Carbon paper still makes a copy for safekeeping that goes to only those I designate. Copiers—”xerox machines” we used to call them—are now digital. When you make a copy, a there is a digital record of the original somewhere. Hence, […]

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Tags: Copyright · Intellectual Property · Technology · Tools · Writing

Copyright 0.2—Protecting Your Writing Samples

December 8th, 2016 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips Companies will often request a writing sample from potential writer hires. Without adequate notice, the companies have a license to steal. I am writing a few posts about copyright. I am compelled to do so by recent interviews with employers who seem ignorant of copyright basics. There is much good information on […]

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Copyright 0.1—We Don’t Own the Words, but Others Act Like We Do

December 5th, 2016 · No Comments

by Dwayne Phillips Words written in the employ of a company belong to the company. Still, others will ask for them. Beware as you could be an accomplice to theft. I am writing a few posts about copyright. I am compelled to do so by recent interviews with employers who seem ignorant of copyright basics. […]

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Tags: Copyright · Work · Writing