[Newspoetry] Newspoetry print book

[Dirk Stratton]

>Also sprach Joe Futrelle:
>} Hello newspoets,
>}
>} I would like to publish a print book of Newspoetry 1999-2000.  It'll
>} be published through Xlibris or some other cheap, low-volume printing
>} service, so it will not include any fancy layout, pictures,
>} hyperlinks, animations, CGI scripts, and what have you.  I'd like to
>} include as many text-only poems as possible.
>}
>} In order to do this, I would like to ask all Newspoets who've written
>} over the last two years for permission to publish your poems.  I'm
>} waiting to hear from Xlibris about their policy for copyrights.
>} Newspoetry has never claimed any copyright for any of the work on it
>} and I couldn't care less about copyright myself, but some of you may
>} and it's really up to you whether your poems appear in print and what
>} copyrights are asserted for them.
>}
>Neat idea! Will we become rich? ;-)
>
>As for my pomes, sure! I've never really considered myself publishable,
>but what the hay! :)
>
>As far as copyright, maybe a note at the beginning saying each poem is
>copyrighted by the author? As far as people copying my work (if it does
>appear in the book), as long as my name is spelled correctly it's fine
>with me.
>

Bill's suggestion is a good one. A note that says all rights revert 
to authors is one I've seen in many a book.

--dirk