[sdiy] Wakeman

[Neil Johnson]

Steven,

> According to the FM website it was actually a freelance journalist who'd
> be copying part of the articles rather than a fixed FM employee. Be
> careful what you say Neil you might get sued! Heh heh...

>From the SOS forum:

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Apology to Sound On Sound magazine

Over the last 18 months, extracts from at least 27 product reviews and
features originally published in Sound On Sound magazine appear to have
been reproduced without permission in Future Music and Computer Music
magazine. Future Publishing apologises to the publishers of Sound On Sound
magazine, its employees and contributors for this apparent unauthorised
reproduction and would like to thank them for bringing this matter to its
attention. Future Publishing would like to make it clear that the writer
of the product reviews and features was freelance, not a member of staff.

Future Publishing has given appropriate undertakings to the publishers of
Sound On Sound and confirmed that the freelance writer responsible will no
longer be contributing to Future Music or Computer Music.

A complete list of the relevant product reviews and features can be found
on the Sound On Sound, Future Music and Computer Music web sites at:

. www.sound-on-sound.com/futureapology.html
. www.futuremusic.co.uk/soundonsoundapology.html
. www.computermusic.co.uk/soundonsoundapology.html

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My opinion:

As far as the general readership are concerned, there is no difference
between a staff member and a freelancer, and at the end of the day it is
the editor's decision to publish or not.  One would like to think that a
profesisonal editor would keep informed about what their main competitor
(i.e. SOS) is/has published, and be on the look-out for plagiarism.

If they want to sue me, go ahead, not as if I have any money.

Neil

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