Legal Question in Intellectual Property in California
Plagiarism of Author's Work
I wrote and published a book in 1979, but sold all
rights to the publisher. I recently came across a
book for sale on the internet with the same title, and
out of curiousity, ordered it. Sure enough, it was a
direct plagiarism of my work, word for word, although
reduced from 200 pages to a 20 page pamphlet. Do I
have any rights as an author to pursue this person for
plagiary, even though I don't own the copyright. My
name is on the original book. I van present copies of
both. T
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Plagiarism of Author's Work
If you sold the copyright to the publisher, the publisher has the rights to stop the infringer, not you. However, if you licensed the work (even exclusively), you may have the right to pursue the infringer.
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