Hello, dear and wonderful zine friends! It’s that time again.
This episode, I’m tackling issues of consent and copyright when writing perzines (writing about other people). Sort of. This was a big, complex topic, and I will be the first to admit that I wandered and floundered a bit, but I do hope you get something out of it.
Also in the podcast, I talk about the first zinesters I ever met as well as why I love the free, short, mailing list perzine.
In this episode of The Zine Collector, I talk about the complicated matters surrounding consent and copyright when writing about other people in your perzines.
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Links Mentioned This Episode:
*Mini-Zine March: https://seagreenzines.com/happy-mini-zine-march-2/
*Long Arm Stapler Podcast: http://longarmstapler.libsyn.com
*Fanzines by Teal Triggs and Why You Should Not Buy It: https://alexwrekk.wordpress.com/2010/12/08/fazines-by-teal-triggs-and-why-you-should-not-buy-the-book/
*Fanzines situation rundown: http://fanzinesbytealtriggs.weebly.com/featured-zines.html
*Nobody Cares About Your Stupid Podcast Episode 3: Fanzines by Teal Triggs Discussion: http://nobodycareszine.libsyn.com
*Don’t Call Me Cupcake Perzine Series: https://www.etsy.com/shop/seagreenzines
*Wolfram/Queer Content: https://twitter.com/queercontent
*Laura @Bloomurder: https://twitter.com/bloomurder
*Karley Bayer & The Filth
*@Fanzines: https://twitter.com/fanzines
*Zine World Calendar: http://bit.ly/2lAVSYK
Resources:
*Style Manual for Writers and Editors: https://www.australia.gov.au/about-government/publications/style-manual
*12 Ways to Avoid Getting Sued…: http://writersweekly.com/angela-desk/avoid-getting-sued
*How to Use Real People in Your Writing…: http://helensedwick.com/how-to-use-real-people-in-your-writing/
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it was very interesting and informative!! thanks for researching and explaining the topic of consent and copyright so well! I found it very useful.
Thank you for the lovely comment! I’m glad that you found it informative.
This episode flew by! I think it’s great that you talked about this, as there are still too many people who don’t know/realise that this can become an issue and as you said, we don’t want any more zinesters being sued. I personally always either ask permission or use initials, sometimes actual ones and sometimes I even make those up, just for safety’s sake. Not that I’ve ever written anything juicy about anyone, but still: better to be safe than sued.
Thank you for the comment. I’m on definitely on the side of ‘better safe than sued’. After seeing a young person write ‘copyright is for sheep’ (or something to that effect), I wondered if they realised just how bad it can get – and how easily they can get in trouble.