About 5 years ago I created a list in my own language following the Heisig method.
I never owned the book, so for the most part I came up with my own ideas and getting some helpful clues on this site.
Then I freely released the list to everyone: being it in my language, I assumed it could be helpful to other people as well (the list is on this website as well).
All was well until recently, when I got noticed by a publisher that all my work has been copied from the Heisig books and I must remove it from the web, or they will sue.
Just to report an example, in the eyes of those who threatened to sue me, even the fact of associating a japanese "十" to a roman "X" is copyright material.
Furthermore, they claim to have the rights on the "components" (I assume they mean the radicals?): on this matter I was wondering if it is really possible to own the rights on the meaning of a radical, expecially when in some cases (like the radical for water) they are surely not been invented by them.
To me, that seems a bit ridiculous.
Has anyone some advice or ever experienced something like this?
Thank you.
I never owned the book, so for the most part I came up with my own ideas and getting some helpful clues on this site.
Then I freely released the list to everyone: being it in my language, I assumed it could be helpful to other people as well (the list is on this website as well).
All was well until recently, when I got noticed by a publisher that all my work has been copied from the Heisig books and I must remove it from the web, or they will sue.
Just to report an example, in the eyes of those who threatened to sue me, even the fact of associating a japanese "十" to a roman "X" is copyright material.
Furthermore, they claim to have the rights on the "components" (I assume they mean the radicals?): on this matter I was wondering if it is really possible to own the rights on the meaning of a radical, expecially when in some cases (like the radical for water) they are surely not been invented by them.
To me, that seems a bit ridiculous.
Has anyone some advice or ever experienced something like this?
Thank you.