[Wikipedia-l] Re: another copyright issue

[Robert Bihlmeyer]

"Laura T." <ldb64 at midwest.net> writes:

> What if someone posts their own article as a Wikipedia topic? I
> posted one of my articles which I also gave to a garden site and
> posted in my own column at BackWash. I'm the only one who has a
> copyright to the article. Was that ok to do?

Yes. It should be noted though that (print) publishers often retain
exclusive rights to articles/books published through them. One should
always check the specific agreement or contract. See
<URL:http://mathworld.wolfram.com/authors_note.html> for one horror
story.

I think web publishers are less notorious about this.

> PS- Are there no other women taking part in this?

I'm quite positive you're not the first/only woman working on
Wikipedia. They are definitely in the minority, though. Let's hope
this situation gets better over time.

> I feel a bit like I've snuck into the boys room. ;)

This seems part of the reason -- so every new female on board helps
double.

Enough speculatin' ...

-- 
Robbe
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