[KarlInOhio]

“She Persisted,” published May 30, features at least three of the same quotes from inspiring historical women — including Helen Keller, Harriet Tubman and Nellie Bly — that appear in Kimberley’s book, along with similar images, the writer claims.

Quotes? So Chelsea copied your copying? Weak argument. And without looking at the two versions of the pictures I have no way of knowing if they were copied. Take it up with Chelsea's ghostwriter and publisher, because I doubt she even saw the text before it was publication ready.

[Mollypitcher1]

He only needs to prove the dates of his writing, research, etc. When is the big deal. If he can prove his idea was written down before Chelsea’s, he wins. I work on my computer and do printouts which are proof of my writing with dates. That makes it my copyright.

[irishjuggler]

Quotes? So Chelsea copied your copying? Weak argument.

Wrong. It's a well-established principle of intellectual property law that quoting or excerpting someone else's work creates a new work subject to copyright protection. If I write and illustrate a book called "The 10 Greatest Presidential Quotations," and someone rips of my work by producing a book with the same quotes and similar illustrations, that's plagiarism.