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Author Luncheons Return!

Sherri

The Pamlico Writers Group is excited to invite you to our Author Luncheon, Tuesday, October 31st, at the China Bay Buffet and Hibachi in Chocowinity from 11 am to 1 pm.

Our special guest speaker is the dynamic and creative Ms. Sarah Maury Swan! If you haven’t met and experienced this fantastic person, you are in for a treat, no tricks! She has lived from the west coast to the east and even in Brazil! Her books are mostly for middle grade and young adult readers but they have a universal appeal.

Ms. Sarah is a great supporter of other local authors. She is hosting her third Author Sunday at the New Bern Farmers Market Sunday, October 29th. She has attended several events by the Pamlico Writers, even coming out to Aurora for the Fish and Farm Festival!

Please join us for our first luncheon in a very long time at the China Bay Buffet in Chocowinity. There is no cost for the event but you are responsible for your own food.

Don’t forget lunch is Tuesday, October 31st 11-1 at China Bay in Chocowinity! Sarah will have books available for purchase.

Author Sunday at the New Bern Farmers Market Sunday, October 29th, 1-4 pm.

Forty local authors and vendors!

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A Night of Copyright with Rob Monath

Sherri

We were thrilled to have copyright attorney, Rob Monath give a presentation Tuesday, August 22nd. It was a full gallery. Rob is the husband of Pamlico Writers’ program director and secretary, Mandy Monath and they are a dynamic duo. We will definitely have to have Rob back because I know there were many unanswered questions. There are so many layers to copyright law depending on whether you are writing books, poetry, or even blog articles. Rob did his best to give us the basics but I think he could offer a program every quarter and there would still be more questions to ask.

The one thing I took away as an author is this, fixation. Fixation is an important part of the legal process for copyright. Make notes, document everything. It has to exist in some format in order to be protected.

Copyright law was designed to protect the appropriation of intellectual property (Elizabethan period).

You don’t have to register your copyright for it to be protected. BUT…you cannot go to Federal Court without having registered your copyright prior to going to court. If you wait until you need copyright you might miss out on financial compensation for damages and loss of income prior to the date of registration.