Romance Blog Suggests Romance Writer’s Plagiarism; Signet Says It’s Fair Use

Veteran romance novelist Cassie Edwards is revered by her fans for her meticulous research when writing books. From Savage Torment to Savage Sunrise, her books (of which there are more than 100, published by Dorchester/Leisure Books, Signet, Harlequin and other houses) have detailed descriptions of Native American religion, weaponry, cuisine and other subjects. But this week, the romance review blog Smart Bitches Who Love Trashy Books called attention to some striking similarities and, in some cases, verbatim passages, between Edwards’s works and a number of nonfiction books about Native American history and customs. Signet, however, is standing by the author. Story continued at Publisher’s Weekly

January 10, 2008 by Uncategorized 1

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  1. Chuck says:
    January 10, 2008 at 5:27 pm

    guilty as hell
    If the rest of the disputed are like the one in the PW article the smut writer is going to be writing a few checks soon.

    Signet’s argument seems to be “fair use allows anyone to take anything written and pass it off as their own.” Which is adorable and wrong.

    I wonder if they’d still feel that way if I came out with the “Vicious Torment” and “Vicious Sunrise” books that were gosh-darn-awful similar to Ms. Edwards books.

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