From: ruby.journal@...
Date: 2005-11-12T15:30:06+09:00
Subject: Re: Red: The Ruby Journal, a professional periodical for Ruby developers


Jim, that is a very fair question. I'll also weigh in on the  
disposition of rights in general.

If you submit an article and it is not accepted, then you are free to  
do whatever you want with it.

Typically, when an (original) article is accepted in a magazine, the  
author grants first serial rights to the magazine or grants all  
rights to the magazine. The terms differ from publication to  
publication, with some being quite draconian ("It's our from now on,  
now go away") to quite liberal (as with IBM's developerWorks, which  
returns the rights to you thirty days after initial publication).

For Red, I would like an exclusive for some amount of time, perhaps  
three months, and perennial, non-exclusive rights to re-use the  
material online, in compilations of Red, etc. After the exclusive  
period ends, you can do whatever you would like with the material,  
provided that a notice is included that states, "First published in  
Red (http://www.redsomething.com) on some date, etc."

This allows you to write books, post it online in your blog, do  
training with it, whatever, and allows Red the freedom to propagate  
it as well. The attribution gives Red credit for commissioning the  
piece to begin with.

I think these rules are fair, comprehend the modern day needs of  
authors to get recognition and derive extra value from their work,  
and support the business goals of Red.

Sam



On Nov 10, 2005, at 2:32 AM, Jim wrote:

> If someone submits an article and it is rejected, can the author shop
> it around to other publications, or does it become the property of
> "Red"?
>
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