Who has publication rights?

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  kjtvh · Member · Feb 6, 2009 at 4:43 am

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  Hello! I’m new here, and have a question regarding publication rights. If I put something (my own work) on my WordPress.com blog, and then later want to publish it in a book or magazine, do I have full and free rights to do so or does WordPress own any ‘first rights’?

  Thank you!

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  thesacredpath · Member · Feb 6, 2009 at 4:50 am

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  Any ORIGINAL content that you create and post on your blog is YOURS. In fact, the moment that you start a post (even before it is published), it is automatically copyrighted by you.

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  thesacredpath · Member · Feb 6, 2009 at 4:52 am

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  The only license you give wordpress is for them to be able to display your stuff on the web (on your blog). Without that permission, they could not allow people to see your stuff via your blog.

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  thesacredpath · Member · Feb 6, 2009 at 4:53 am

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  This is from the terms of service

  By submitting Content to Automattic for inclusion on your Website, you grant Automattic a world-wide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, modify, adapt and publish the Content solely for the purpose of displaying, distributing and promoting your blog.

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  kjtvh · Member · Feb 6, 2009 at 5:14 am

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  Thanks, that answers a lot!

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  thesacredpath · Member · Feb 6, 2009 at 5:24 am

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  You’re very welcome.