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Not sure about this. But you fully retain ownership of all copyright therefore you can republish it wherever and whenever you like. As the author and copyright holder what you do with the work is entirely up to you and I dont think making it public in any way changes that (otherwise authors would not show works to groups of friends etc).

Unless you have handed over publishing rights to a third party, Pilgrim is correct.

Technically, once something has been posted on the internet, it has been published. Showing a hard copy to your friends is not the same as publishing. Some competitions specify that only unpublished works are eligble for submission.

Hmm … we’ll have to think about a way to deal with this … would it work if you only published a work to a select group? We’re currently considering implementing private galleries for images – so it would be the equivalent of this.

Sorry, should clarify.
Public forum = publication + retention of copyright.
But as it has been mention, many publications won’t take previously published work.

Hi aa,
Not too sure if you’re still using this site but as I understand when a magazine or competition talks about ‘previous publication’ it is in reference to stuff that has been selected for publication by an editor, or some controlling person who has the right to decide what is and isn’t published. Posting your writing online is not the same as publication, even though it is technically in the public domain. No reputable lit mag or competition would render you ineligible because you posted your work on a forum, the same as if you blogged a story, you’d still be able to submit it for consideration.

You know what, I’m going to find out what the real deal is from the horse’s mouth. I’ll post back when I have an answer …

Yes That is correct previously copyritten , or previously published works, only applies to content that YOU do NOT specifically own as in entirely, but such is not the case with content that is an origional that you have produced through your efforts, and not merely copied with some minor alterations but YOU produce the art completely then you hold the copyright YOU DO, WE ALL DO.. and that means that you can repost it anywhere as you wish ONLY YOU those rights remain with you for the pictures regardless what you do with them even if and when you quit your membership to redbubble or whatever, this copyright goes with the content you create , wherever that goes.. does that make sense??
of course you can if you chose too make it copy – able by others or copy left… but only if that is your CHOICE.. copy left is a catchphrase for “open source” or freely copyable, which is solely the CHOICE of the true author, unfortunately there are some who market
and sell comercially art or content they did not produce, and they did that without notifications being made to the origional artist, becuase there has been no recognizeable “intent to make said materials copywriten” in other words they steal it, because of ignorance of the rights of the artist, and then they make money, and the artist gets nothing… But AHhh thanks to places like RedBubble.com this might just change a WIN WIN situation THANK YOU RED BUBBLE!!!

oh and as the being ineligable to post stuff elsewhere because YOU have posted it here first?? well that shouldn’t be a problem in most cases, as you own the copyright, noone
I mean NOONE can take that away from you, at least not legally, and as for posting someone where else , where they say it can’t be previously published content, I think that in MOST cases if not all that does not apply to what you post, write create, yourself, not quoting anyone else… in that case , in most cases it should be Eligable, as you own the copyright you are the origional author, hence you should, but some website might have that rule because they require that it be fresh and recent … not something old and outdated.. and such
be sure to read the fine print, chances are you might be able to post or should I say repost it, so READ THE FINE PRINT CAREFULY! ok? and good luck and happy blogging!! and art making…etc

and yes Graeme is Absolutely Correct!! anything you post on the internet ANYWHERE, Even in the emails you right is the SOLE PROPERTY OF YOU!! but it should not only be the internet, technically anything that you draw right , create, belongs to you but some people steal this internet aspect is a new thing really , and well there are still some flaws in this system , nothing is ever perfect in real life as it should be… but the same coverage should also cover off line content as well.. but hopefully we are getting closer to that as well…
this internet type of copyright is known as “implied” copyright.. but some folks add this following symbol which you can add to everything you produce, if you can do so without degrade the over quality of the said copywritten item that you own the copyright too as follows : © 2007 July, By John Robert Einem there, now acordinging to the US Law
I own the COPYRIGHT to THIS… and It is clearly stated, and that is all that should be needed … the © inicaates this though it’s not an official symbol as of yet, it affirms your intent that it remain as copyright not copyleft , so it ADDS protection, to some degree…
does that make any sense?? I mean you don’t have to, for it to be copywritten, but it might help affirm it, got it?? © John Robert Einem July 2007 … and you might add : All rights Reserved.. :)