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Is It Ok To Mention Someone Elses Work In Your Book?
I have a book on Amazon. Is it ok to acknowledge someone else in a positive way? Let's say my book is about fitness.
In the acknowledgements page, besides my professors, I acknowledge youtubers who have influenced my knowledge. " I'd also like to send a nod of recognition to the people who have influenced me outside the classroom. " then I mention 5-6 influencers.
I also, in one or two chapters, say something like "if you want to know more about this specific topic, I highly recommend you look up this person. They are the best in this field"
Is this legally ok?
In the acknowledgements page, besides my professors, I acknowledge youtubers who have influenced my knowledge. " I'd also like to send a nod of recognition to the people who have influenced me outside the classroom. " then I mention 5-6 influencers.
I also, in one or two chapters, say something like "if you want to know more about this specific topic, I highly recommend you look up this person. They are the best in this field"
Is this legally ok?
Answers
Of course it's OK. You're neither defaming them nor breaching their copyright and I can think of no other reason why there could be any constraints upon giving them a mention.
22:30 Wed 21st Dec 2022
Yes, Chris but if for example, Daniel wrote that I was the best provider of internet related questions on here, when it was in-fact you, wouldn’t you be upset and contemplate legal action? (You have to put yourself in the position of a litigious American citizen of some standing who’s hard earned reputation has been besmirched, here)
>>> otherwise you could be sued by the person/s who is/are really the best
Certainly not in the UK, Z-M! Where the context of a statement makes it clear that it's a subjective opinion, any statement is permissible. (e.g. I could write the Jeffrey Archer is the finest author in the English language. That statement might get me derided for my lunacy but it can't get me sued by other authors).
Further, the Defamation Act 2013 introduced a 'serious harm' test to any claims for defamation, which wouldn't be met under the circumstances that you describe.
Certainly not in the UK, Z-M! Where the context of a statement makes it clear that it's a subjective opinion, any statement is permissible. (e.g. I could write the Jeffrey Archer is the finest author in the English language. That statement might get me derided for my lunacy but it can't get me sued by other authors).
Further, the Defamation Act 2013 introduced a 'serious harm' test to any claims for defamation, which wouldn't be met under the circumstances that you describe.
Z-M - sued
aaah carm arn zeddie ( judge judy accent)
no in short.
Defamation act cant apply - you arent slogging anyone off. I send at least an email a month reminding the Beeb they CAN comment on things they think ( you know the little fluffy beebsters) the law says they cant talk about
[ last one: legal case in ANOTHER country for chrissakes. ]
Sligging a grope off ( the also-rans who think they are also primus inter pares) does NOT give one member of a group to sue in defamation
aaah carm arn zeddie ( judge judy accent)
no in short.
Defamation act cant apply - you arent slogging anyone off. I send at least an email a month reminding the Beeb they CAN comment on things they think ( you know the little fluffy beebsters) the law says they cant talk about
[ last one: legal case in ANOTHER country for chrissakes. ]
Sligging a grope off ( the also-rans who think they are also primus inter pares) does NOT give one member of a group to sue in defamation
// They’re a funny lot when it comes to intellectual property,//
er-er ( buzzer meaning no no)
an opinion of best is NOT intellectual property ( opinion see)
funny lot indeed - Some gel in a technical journal said " blah de blah" and I commented "oh I found zoo-de-zoo, odd innit?"
and I got a long private squawking (*) email from her complaining that I was abrogating her right of free speech ! ( er excuse me?)
not whining nor whimpering, loud screeching ear piercing squawks and screams
er-er ( buzzer meaning no no)
an opinion of best is NOT intellectual property ( opinion see)
funny lot indeed - Some gel in a technical journal said " blah de blah" and I commented "oh I found zoo-de-zoo, odd innit?"
and I got a long private squawking (*) email from her complaining that I was abrogating her right of free speech ! ( er excuse me?)
not whining nor whimpering, loud screeching ear piercing squawks and screams
Chargaff is the loudest squawker
He told Crick and Watson that at cellulat pH the bases were in en-ol form and not the one in the text books. Without this - you cant do the DNA cross hatching ( H bonds)
Next 50 y squawkinng that he should have got a co-Nobel.
https:/
I note this point has escaped even wiki
as I know well readers - far too technical
He told Crick and Watson that at cellulat pH the bases were in en-ol form and not the one in the text books. Without this - you cant do the DNA cross hatching ( H bonds)
Next 50 y squawkinng that he should have got a co-Nobel.
https:/
I note this point has escaped even wiki
as I know well readers - far too technical
Peter, your being unfair accusing Chargiff of being a squawker. He put Watson and Crick on the right track no matter which way you look at it thanks to the rules he formulated. Without him (and others) they'd never have got that paper out in 1953.
I spoke about this in a short lecture I gave at the Royal Society a few years back and I consider it a great pity that only the key figures involved are household names. The likes of Chargiff, Avery, Gosling and others are rarely acknowledged and I'd recommend a copy of Gareth Williams's book "Unravelling the double helix - the lost heroes of DNA" for an unbiased and intelligent review of the reality of what happened all those years ago.
As for wiki, let's be serious: as long as the online resource remains editable by anyone with access to the Web, you can hardly criticise the veracity or omissions in the articles. They remain the opinion of the writer unless someone else picks up what they consider to be a falsehood and changes the content which can then be changed back ad nauseum.
Ah well, it Christmas so I'll leave there. I too have considerable professional knowledge of the discovery of DNA but this isn't the time nor the place.
I spoke about this in a short lecture I gave at the Royal Society a few years back and I consider it a great pity that only the key figures involved are household names. The likes of Chargiff, Avery, Gosling and others are rarely acknowledged and I'd recommend a copy of Gareth Williams's book "Unravelling the double helix - the lost heroes of DNA" for an unbiased and intelligent review of the reality of what happened all those years ago.
As for wiki, let's be serious: as long as the online resource remains editable by anyone with access to the Web, you can hardly criticise the veracity or omissions in the articles. They remain the opinion of the writer unless someone else picks up what they consider to be a falsehood and changes the content which can then be changed back ad nauseum.
Ah well, it Christmas so I'll leave there. I too have considerable professional knowledge of the discovery of DNA but this isn't the time nor the place.
Daniel423, I've authored, revised and edited academic textbooks for quite a few years for one or two academic publishers.
It's great that you've managed to get the book onto Amazon and I assume that the book has to be specialised as you refer to acknowledging your professors.
I take it you have a publisher? If so, you need to go back to your publisher and consulting editor for guidance on what you propose. For example, have you considered that your professors may not want to be acknowledged? There are lots of pitfalls in writing an acknowledgement page that you need to run past these people including the wisdom of mentioning a youtube influencer who may no longer be there in perpetuity - I was influenced by Charles Darwin but I wouldn't consider acknowledging a man who died in 1882 nowadays.
Good luck with the sales figures!
It's great that you've managed to get the book onto Amazon and I assume that the book has to be specialised as you refer to acknowledging your professors.
I take it you have a publisher? If so, you need to go back to your publisher and consulting editor for guidance on what you propose. For example, have you considered that your professors may not want to be acknowledged? There are lots of pitfalls in writing an acknowledgement page that you need to run past these people including the wisdom of mentioning a youtube influencer who may no longer be there in perpetuity - I was influenced by Charles Darwin but I wouldn't consider acknowledging a man who died in 1882 nowadays.
Good luck with the sales figures!
goodgoalie, I have edited a page on wiki, re HMS Glorious, but not to change anything. I added information from a couple of veterans, plus other information that wasn't available at the time.
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