Re: Stupid question yet I am unsure of the ethics here...

["Marc A. Santacroce" <santacroce -at- earthlink -dot- net>]

At 2:32 PM -0400 9/10/01, marianne -dot- patten -at- abnamro -dot- com wrote:
>..a friend of mine ...asked me to send him a copy of a user manual I
>created so he could possibly show it to the tech writers he works with
>(he's trying to help me find a job).
>
>Is this ethical to do?  I have no idea.  ...Can I use a document I have
>written as part of my work portfolio as it is now, or do I need to change
>names and facts of the material?
>
__________

Ooooh, I wouldn't! I would ask the client/owner for permission to use
selected portions in a portfolio, and I would not lose control of the
portfolio. Show it during interviews, but don't give it to anyone.


Marc



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