"The poetry of the poem was originally satirical, but it was changed to encouragement, and the poetry of the whole poem was distorted." On the 22nd, Mr. You of Fujian told reporters that the book "Children's Poems 2" published by the Tianjin People's Publishing House included 17 original poems by his daughter You Ruoxin, but 6 of them were modified by the publishing house without authorization, and even misinterpreted poetry. What made him even more angry was that in addition to the revision of the content, the manuscript of the little poet attached to the poem collection was also modified by the P figure.
In this regard, Zeng Rongdong, assistant general manager of the book cooperative publishing company Beijing Huizhi Boda Book audio-visual Co., Ltd., said that the problem is currently being dealt with, promising to recall the first edition of the book before the "Double Eleven", modify the reprinted version, and publicly apologize at the same time.
The title of the manuscript poem was modified by P-figure
Children's poems were revised by publishers without permission
According to Mr. You, his daughter You Ruoxin has been writing poetry since she was 6 years old and has won several awards. "In 2019, I was contacted by a writer to include my daughter's poems in the book 'Children's Poems 2' for publication, but I didn't follow up later. On September 28, I saw that the book was published, and the electronic version had the child's name in it, so I quickly bought a copy and read it. ”
After purchasing the book, Mr. You found that the book contained 17 poems by You Ruoxin, but to his surprise, 6 of them were modified to varying degrees, and some poems were even misinterpreted with poetry due to modifications. "For example, the poem "If the Next Pen Is Like a Ghost", the original work was to criticize the students' behavior of memorizing the full score of the essay, but the publishing house changed the title of the poem to "The Next Pen Is Like God", and the one-word difference became an encouragement for this behavior." What makes Mr. You even more indignant is that the title of the poem in the manuscript drawing of You Ruoxin attached to the poem has also been modified by P figure.
The title of another poem, Bai Juyi, was also revised. Mr. You said that the essence of the poem lies in the title of the poem, which was previously included in other poetry collections, and the reason for the selection was that "the poetry title of the poem is excellent, which is the key to the poetic occurrence of the whole poem". However, in the book, the title of the poem was changed to "Daddy's White Hair".
In addition, there are 4 other poems that have been modified to varying degrees. "The child is very angry about this matter, although she is small, but she has been writing poetry for more than ten years, and she is very assertive about poetry." Mr. You believes that if the publishing house deems the poems to be unfit for publication, they can delete them, but they are not eligible to modify them without unauthorized consent.
After Mr. You discovered the problem, on October 2, the staff of the book cooperative publishing company Beijing Huizhi Boda Books and Audio-Visual Co., Ltd. contacted him to communicate, and after many consultations between the two sides, the other party said that it could recall the published books, modify and print them according to the author's original manuscript in the new edition, and publicly apologize for the P-drawings of the manuscript and unauthorized tampering with the works.
But Mr. You told reporters that after the solution was determined, the publisher delayed substantive progress, "The longer these contents circulate in the market, the greater the impact on children, and we hope that they can solve it as soon as possible." ”
The title of the poem was revised
Publisher: Solve the problem before "Double Eleven"
On October 22, Zeng Rongdong, assistant general manager of Beijing Huizhi Boda Books and Audio-Visual Co., Ltd., responded to the surging news that the problem is currently being dealt with, but the first edition recall and the revision of the reprinted version will take a certain amount of time, "We promise to solve the problem before 'Double Eleven'." ”
He said that the book is produced by Tianjin People's Publishing House and Beijing Huizhi Boda Book audio-visual Co., Ltd., according to the requirements, the editor must modify the original author's content must be approved by the original author, but because the book is a collection of poems, organized by different writers to provide the content to the publisher, and then reviewed by the publisher's editor, the process is more complicated, resulting in omissions in the communication process, "We are now first to solve the problems that have occurred, and then investigate to see which level there is an omission." ”
He said that at present, the company is contacting Dangdang.com, Jingdong Mall and other platforms for recall, and the re-revision and apology statement are also under negotiation, "The apology statement has been sent to the author's parents, and other aspects are also working intensively to solve it." ”
In response to the above situation, Dou Xianshang, a lawyer at Shanghai AllBright Law Firm, said that modifying a work without the permission of the original author not only damages the reputation of the original author, but also is suspected of infringing the author's copyright.
According to Dou Xianshang's analysis, according to Article 31 of the Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China, "Publishers, performers, producers of audio and video recordings, radio stations, television stations, etc. who use other people's works in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Law shall not infringe upon the author's right of authorship, right of modification, right to protect the integrity of the work, and right to remuneration." Article 36 also stipulates: "Book publishers may, with the permission of the author, modify or abridge their works." Newspapers and periodicals may make literal corrections or abridgements to their works. Modifications to the content shall be subject to the author's permission. ”
He believes that although the poet You Ruoxin is not yet a minor, he also enjoys copyright in the poem and is protected by the Copyright Law, and if the publishing house modifies or deletes the poem without the permission of the poet author, the poet has the right to require the publishing house to bear civil liabilities such as stopping the infringement, eliminating the impact, apologizing, and compensating for losses in accordance with articles 52 and 54 of the Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China.
Synthesis: The Paper (ID: thepapernews), Reporter: Li Siwen
Source: People's Daily