>Cary,
>
>> Does the
>> phrase "Please request reprint requests to authors via journal
>> coordinator" mean the author and not the ANGFA holds control over
>> reprinting articles? I understand the laws and customs may be
>> different in Australia, so I'm just looking for clarification.
>
>Since we don't get paid for writing articles for our clubs it was my
>understanding that the article is always the authors property. In fact even
>magazine articles that you get paid for are still yours unless you do the
>work for hire. I think that is the correct term. My husband being a musician
>is somewhat up on copyright laws at least for music and that was the
>information he believed to be correct when we discussed it a while back. For
>instance I put articles I've written on my web page even if they were
>published in club magazines or online elsewhere but I still give credit to
>the first place it was published, though I do this out of professional
>courtesy I don't believe I am required to by law since the material is mine
>to begin with.
>
>Rhonda Wilson
>
>ALA Convention 1998
>April 24-26 in Akron Ohio
>
>ALA - http://petsforum.com/ala/ PGI - http://petsforum.com/
>http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/RhondaWilson/
>
>
I know you still own rights to the article and can submit it to other
publications or publish it yourself. But when you submit an article to
a publication that states it allows reprints by other nonprofit
organizations, you also accept those terms.
I'm not sure when the custom of allowing reprints began with aquarist
clubs in the US, as its been around since I first began participating
in the 70's. I would surmise it was to help spread limited information
of the fish we desire and to help promote the source club.
Cary Hostrawser
My Rainbowfish Home Page
http://pw2.netcom.com/~caryho/home.html
Rainbowfish Study Group Web Page
http://home.stlnet.com/~gwlange/rainbowfish.index.html