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Ghost writers are not always credited in books. Is it because they receive money in exchange?
by barefeg 3y ago
Ghost writers are not always credited in books. Is it because they receive money in exchange?
- IanCal 3y agoGeneral books are not the same as academic papers. (I am aware there are academic books)
- ghaff 3y agoI would assume that most books written by CEOs, professional athletes, general celebrities, and the like are significantly cowritten with someone whether they were entirely ghostwritten or not.
- gms7777 3y agoGenerally speaking, plagiarism (as in, passing off other's words and ideas as your own) is not illegal except in cases where it intersects with copyright law. In the case of ghost writers, they transfer copyright to the publisher, so legally speaking there's no issue. In academic writing, there's a standard that the authors are the sole authors of the text that is upheld by academic institutions, academic communities, and the academic publishing industry (but not the legal system itself). This same standard doesn't exist in the same way in non-academic publishing (or a lot of other media) so not crediting ghost writers is considered acceptable.