The Shocking Truth About Rewriting Someone Else’s Book—And Whether You Can Legally Own It
I hope you can help me with this question. I’ve been providing (therapy to a) group using a booklet (manual) printed and distributed by (company name removed). The book they have is not copyright protected. After 10 years of providing this program I noticed the material in the booklet is outdated and is not therapeutic towards my clients. Therefore, I made some major changes to the booklet. The original book is 12 lessons. I changed it and (renamed it). This new manual is now 10 lessons. I made sometimes small changes in each lesson and sometimes major changes in each lesson. I felt all the changes were much more therapeutic and helpful to my client population.
