Copyright Matters

As writers we are obliged to protect our copyright. Since our books

are diffused through many channels which exist today, we have

to protect what we write. I say this in the literal sense. I recently

had the experience of a transgression of copyright using one

of my books as a cover for illegal advertising. Some people

were using the cover of "Modern Ekphrasis" even saying that

you could download the book for free in order to make their way

in a company called "Daily Motion" based in New York. I wrote

to the company saying that they were infringing my copyright

as an author and that they could be liable to be sued. Since

the transgression continued, I also continued to report their

inefficacy in stopping the abuse by individuals who download

videos to climb in the professional ladder without even asking

the permission of the author or the publisher. As writers we are

obliged to report and object each time our books are used illegally.