__/ [ Tim Smith ] on Tuesday 26 December 2006 20:48 \__
> In article <5181680.BBNjX2jJzs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Yes, and shame on you for copying other people's articles in full, without
>> requesting permission or even acknowledging and linking.
>>
>> http://www.tuxmagazine.com/node/1000117
>>
>> It was only later, after you plagiarised many articles and posted them to
>> Digg that I began to spot familiar sentences. Sadly, that one particular
>> 'article' of yours got to Groklaw news picks, Netscape, Digg.com...
>> already filed a complaint with their staff. Write your own blog. If you
>> nick someone else's work, the least you can do is point to the original
>> rather than claim credit.
>>
>> Sorry to have sounded quite harsh, but I have been a victim of people who
>> steal entire post threads, never links, lead to search engines penalties,
>> etc.
>
> So stealing other people's work is only OK when it is artwork, rather
> than words?
I kept quiet at the time, but evidently there were several links to
acknowledge the artist, the image did not have a copyright notice back in
2004 (unless I missed it) and the artist didn't contact me for many
days/weeks, until Funky was breathing down his neck vigorously and
endlessly, so a polite request was made. How much Funky nagged the guy I may
never find out. But he definitely has too much spare time between the
box-booting sequence at College. He'd better use his time more wisely
because my images are stolen/HotLinked on a daily basis and I don't bother
to take action.
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