Teri KanefieldNov 14

Hi, Mastodon friends,

I've been busy. I decided to turn that long blog post into a free book.

Once I started working with it, I saw a million ways to improve it and make it more readable, so I think it's better.

I had it professionally proofread, copyedited, and fact checked. Any errors are mine because I had to transfer all the marks to the Indesign document.

Anyone wanna advance peek?

I don't know how to put a PDF here, so it's on the blog page:

https://terikanefield.com/whyextremismhappens/

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Why Intolerance and Extremism Happen by Teri Kanefield

This is the full text of a book that I am offering for free. Barnes and Noble Kobo Amazon Google Books Apple Books It’s on Goodreads. Or you can download a PDF by clicking here. Why Intolerance and Extremism Happen: Understanding Our Deepest Divides   He who knows only his own side of the case […]

Teri Kanefield
Show threadDarth Hideout 🏳️‍🌈Nov 15
@Teri_Kanefield Thank you. I don’t see a copyright. Is this CC licensed or public domain?
Show threadTeri Kanefield

@darth_hideout

Little known fact: A piece of writing does not need to have the (c) symbol in order to be protected. It's not there because I didn't include it in this PDF.

After 1989, anything a person writes is automatically copyrighted.

Things go into the public domain after a certain amount of time, or if the author or creator states that it is public domain.

You always have to ask permission to use something.

Nov 16 at 4:36amWeb
Show threadTeri KanefieldNov 16
@darth_hideout That said, I am planning to make it free, so you won't have to worry about it. Right now I'm still chasing down errors and figuring out how to turn it into a Epub file, but I don't intend to charge for it. I don't want to monetize this.
Show threadSeán FenianNov 16
@Teri_Kanefield @darth_hideout (But you can't actually get statutory damages for copyright violation unless the copyright is registered with the US Copyright Office.)
Show threadTeri KanefieldNov 16

@zakalwe @darth_hideout

You can get actual damages for any thefts before filing.

It shouldn't matter. Don't steal creative work. People own what they create.

As far as this piece I am writing, I am going to make it free, so feel free to share it, but you might want to wait until I've chased down all the errors.

I haven't done any copyright legal work for decades, but when I did, infringement usually happened overseas and there was nothing much to be done anyway.

Show threadTeri KanefieldNov 16

@zakalwe @darth_hideout

I guess my point was that it isn't an either/or.

Things are not either registered or public domain. The creator owns what they create.