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Posted by: David Stephens (66.32.16.144) on October 23, 2003 at 17:47:26

Location: Los Angeles

In Reply to: Now copywritten..............??? posted by Marc Grant on October 23, 2003 at 17:25:18:

: that's one I haven't found but I wouldn't be surprised if it's used somewhere.

"Copywritten" is widely used, mostly by illiterates. The problem arises when otherwise intelligent people hear it repeated and see it written so many times that they assume it must be correct. Even my own entertainment lawyer, who specializes in intellectual property law, and copyrights, once said "copywritten," causing me to seriously reconsider my representation.

There is a word "copywriter," a person who writes copy, and has presumably written copy before, but does not "copywrite" and has not "copywritten," although he may well copyright the copy he writes and may have copyrighted the copy he has written in the past, for which he is issued a copyright.

Follow Ups:

• Copywritten Ridden - Shane 09:28:42 10/24/03 (0)
• I'm sorry but - Roger 19:31:22 10/23/03 (3)
  • I Agree - Marc Grant 19:33:55 10/23/03 (2)
    • umm hello???? - Mark 00:35:54 10/26/03 (1)
      • Like I said above ... - Doug Lester 18:21:33 10/26/03 (0)

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: : that's one I haven't found but I wouldn't be surprised if it's used somewhere.

: "Copywritten" is widely used, mostly by illiterates. The problem arises when otherwise intelligent people hear it repeated and see it written so many times that they assume it must be correct. Even my own entertainment lawyer, who specializes in intellectual property law, and copyrights, once said "copywritten," causing me to seriously reconsider my representation.

: There is a word "copywriter," a person who writes copy, and has presumably written copy before, but does not "copywrite" and has not "copywritten," although he may well copyright the copy he writes and may have copyrighted the copy he has written in the past, for which he is issued a copyright.


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