Copyright Policy




Please note
 
This blog  is now protected by Copyscape.

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This Copyright Policy  is
in effect as of 9/22/10, and will
continue in effect for the
duration of this blog's existence,
whether or not the blog is being updated
on a regular basis.

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What is plagiarism?
The definition used by this blog owner is from
plagiarism.org, which comes from
the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary.

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1.) According to the above definition of PLAGIARISM, the following is included: "to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own" (emphasis mine). Therefore, if an idea implemented on this blog appears, without permission or attribution, on any other blog, that constitutes plagiarism.

2.) Unless otherwise specified, Maria Behar, owner and creator of this blog, is the sole author of *all the text* published on A Night's Dream of Books. Author quotes do not belong to this blog owner. In the case of guest posts, if this blog owner has submitted a topic for an author, as part of a blog tour, then that guest post, although written by said author, becomes part of this blog, and therefore, is covered by its copyright.

3.) In order to obtain permission to re-post content from this blog -- whether it's an exact post, or ideas to be paraphrased -- please contact the blog owner/creator, Maria Behar, at the following email address:

spocktrekone@cs.com



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STEPS TO BE TAKEN BY 
BLOG OWNER IN 
CASE OF VIOLATION OF COPYRIGHT


1.)  The blog owner will first email the violator(s) to notify them of copyright infringement, asking them to immediately remove the content that infringes on the copyright of this blog and its creator/owner. If no contact email is provided, the blog owner will leave a comment, along with the email address shown above.

2.)  In the event that the violator(s) refuse(s) to either contact this blog owner, acknowledge their unauthorized use of material from this blog, and/or remove the infringing post(s), the owner of this blog will then immediately file a DMCA report with Google, if the offending blog(s) is/are hosted on Blogger. If they are hosted on Wordpress, this blog owner will then file a DMCA report with Wordpress.



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