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Content and design copyright © Bonni Hall, 1994-2009. All rights reserved. No unauthorized use or reproduction is permitted. It's not that I don't love you. It's just that I don't want you to plagiarize my original writings or take my graphics or layout, which I worked very hard to produce. Thanks for understanding.
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All content, design, and graphics are Copyright © Bonni Elizabeth Hall, 1994-2010, unless otherwise specifically noted. All rights reserved. No unauthorized reproduction or use.
All works on this site which are not my original writing, art, design, or other creative expression are used within international copyright laws and restrictions and are properly credited or are specifically legally copyright-free or public domain, as far as I am aware (and I am quite copyright aware, thanks).
The material contained herein may not be reprinted, reproduced, copied, sold, "borrowed", or circulated in any way (electronically or otherwise) without the written permission of the author, Bonni Elizabeth Hall.
If you would like to reprint some or all of one of my essays or other writing, please contact me and we can discuss it. I'm generally fairly flexible, but only when asked first and when proper credit is given (and generally a link back, if applicable). Many of my works have been circulated and/or republished with my consent, but my direct permission is required (and I've been known to get very annoyed when I catch someone using my work without my permission, especially if they try to claim it as their own).
Basically, and in plain English, I have the legal right to decide who may or may not copy my work. That's what "copyright" means. Unless I give you permission, you do not have the right to copy my work (written or graphical), and if you do so, you're probably violating international copyright laws.
If you're wondering why I'm going on about this at such length, allow me to say that in the past, I've had people just waltz in and steal parts of my website. Content, page design (as in: an exact copy of the source, including font colors and sizes), graphics, you name it. I wonder why it is that people think that a file residing in my passworded directory within the domain owned by me, on my network server somehow should belong to them?
Public access does not equal public domain!
Would these same people steal library books because they're on the shelves for the "taking"? What about visiting a gallery or museum, I mean, after all, the stuff is all just right there where anyone can grab it, right? Doesn't that mean it's free for anyone to grab?
And as for that tired and stupid old argument that, "If you don't want your stuff taken, don't put it online," how about this: "If K-Mart didn't want me to steal their scarves, they shouldn't put them on the sales floor where I can get my hands on them!"
More copyright information:
What is Copyright?, The Scoop.Net, R.I.G.H.T.S., and Stanford Copyright & Fair Use Center.
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