Rachel Myr posted on behalf of an IBCLC who wishes to remain anonymous:

>"I have a question concerning a situation at work. My boss is not an IBCLC
>or RN but calls herself a lactation consultant and she sees patients in our
>outpatient clinic and on the hospital floor.  I bought some copyrighted
>handouts for mothers and I pass them out when I am on the floor, she copied
>the back of this flyer and passes it out when she is on.  I told her it was
>copyrighted and that it wasn't legal to copy it, but she continues.  She
>also copied a paper from the internet, changed the title as she disliked the
>initial title, and passes that out.  Again, I voiced my concerns.
>  [snip]
>   And does anyone have any guidance for me
>concerning the copyrighted material (to me it is a big deal, I have met the
>ladies who did the fine work at conferences, so maybe I am biased).

I'm not qualified to comment on the medical treatment, but as a writer (but 
NOT a lawyer!) I'll weigh in on the copyright issue. Advice that I've been 
given if copyrighted materials are used without permission: send a polite 
letter, cc bosses, and include an invoice. :-)

You don't need to worry about that though. Since you know the women who did 
the work, tell them that you're concerned about its possibly being 
reproduced without permission and leave it at that. Once the writers are 
informed, it's up to them to decide how to proceed.

regards,
Julia

Julia R. Barrett
Freelance Science Writer & Editor
Mom to Sean (5) and Kira (almost 2!)
Madison, Wisconsin

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