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This stuff is mine.

Says who?  Says The U. S. Copyright Office.  To wit: "Your work is under copyright protection the moment it is created and fixed in a tangible form that it is perceptible either directly or with the aid of a machine or device." 

I sell my rights to publishers and the devil.  Any republication of the material beyond first rights will be acknowledged as such in plain English.

With permission first, you may also use my stuff if credit is given.  (If credit belongs to a publisher or the devil, you should take it up with them.  Fair warning--one is more ornery than the other and it's not the one you think.)


Plagiarist's FAQs:

What  if I want to use one your poems to impress my girl/ boyfriend?

First of all, good luck trying to impress anyone with poetry these days.  Second of all, knock yourself out.  But if I find it in The New Yorker--ya best believe I'm a'comin for ya.

Can I tell my friends one of your hilarious anecdotes and say it happened to me?

By all means.  If it contributes to the merriment of your social setting, I would hardly expect you not to.  Just be aware, one of the persons you are talking to may be one of the very few who have seen it here first and, man, wouldn't that be embarrassing.  But honestly, you gotta like the odds, so go for it.  If I were a dullard, I probably would too.


So . . . say, I'm like in a real bind, and need some material for my Poetry Workshop for Beginners?  Could I, uh, you know . . . borrow something right quick?

A]  That could turn out poorly for both of us.  Your grade and my pride are likely to suffer.  If you must "borrow" something, only tell me if your professor liked it.  If she did not much care for, let's say, its understated elegance or its brazen finesse, just keep it to yourself.

B]  You should realize that my prosecution of your theft, if any, will pale in comparison to the consequences of plagiarism in your respective academy.  After Conservatism, plagiarism is the highest offense at most institutions of learning.  


Does this mohawk make my ears look big?

Yes.


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