Authors: end to censored versions of books is 'victory for the world of dirt' | Books | The Guardian

The Society of AuthorsThe British authors’ organization, with a membership of over 7,000 writers. Membership is open to those who have had a book published, or who have an offer to publish (without subsidy by the author). Offers individual specialist advice and a range of publications to its members. Has also campaigned successfully on behalf of authors in general for improved terms and established a minimum terms agreement with many publishers. Recently campaigned to get the Public Lending Right fund increased from £5 million to £7 million for the year 2002/2003. Regularly uses input from members to produce comparative surveys of publishers’ royalty payment systems. http://www.societyofauthors.org/ said it was concerned "that the app contradicts two aspects of the author's moral rights, namely the right of integrity and the right of false attribution", with the former the right of an author to object to "derogatory" treatment of a work, and the latter "the right not to have a work falsely attributed to you as author". Harris also raised the issue of the psychological damage resulting from representing to a child that "bodies are dirty". She said: "There's clearly a religious agenda here. And it has a sinister implication to it -it needed nipping in the bud. I'd rather my books were not read at all than they were used as part of some religious agenda to indoctrinate children into thinking body parts are bad, and sex is wicked."