How bad is content theft on the Internet these days? Well it is pretty bad and although it has not reached epic proportions yet it seems to have a very unfortunate hyperbolic trend line there. As an online article author I often notice people stealing my work and then I see it on the Internet somewhere without any mention or credit for it.
Recently a fellow author said to me; "I am sorry they did that to you Lance" and well I said; Interesting comments you have and yet it is not necessarily what they are doing to "Lance" but rather what they are doing to the integrity of the Internet and the authors who create content and put it online. I noted some 50 articles from on one site that were stolen, as they were written by other article authors.
That same website blog stole articles from me as well. So, I think when another article author stated; “that’s terrible for them to do that to you.” My thoughts are it is horrific what it does for the legitmate article authors and bloggers out there. One author who has also been a victim stated that he had written some 1 million words over his life time and if they stole some of his bad stuff, he would not care much. Yes and to that point, after writing 3.5 million words in some 18-months, I have written some great stuff, some good stuff and some stuff which is barely passable. On the lousy material, sure who cares if someone steals it, nevertheless that is not for the thief to decide is it? I certainly hope this article is of interest and that is has propelled thought. The goal is simple; to help you in your quest to be the best in 2007. I thank you for reading my many articles on diverse subjects, which interest you.
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