Plagiarism is THEFT
I was happily looking around Google to see what I could find and I ran across a Wordpress blog that looked very familiar. I knew I'd never been to this ugly green blog before and I didn't know the name of the Indian writer (Harshajyoti Das), so that wasn't what I was finding familiar.
What was familiar is that EVERY SINGLE BLOG POST I've ever written was reproduced there exactly.
How stupid are some people to post a blog that says "My name is Bianca Raven" - but posted on a blog by someone who's name is Harshajyoti Das instead of Bianca? Surely that would be a hint?
I work hard to put together the words I offer on this blog for other writers to learn from. I try to find valid resources for you all. These words are free for you to
READ anytime you want - but they're not free to be copied, reposted or otherwise stolen from me.
When I emailed this ugly green blog's owner and politely asked him to remove my content from his page he responded with the following email:
Hello,Binaca listen. There are numerous blogs over the internet that has the same content as yours. If you want then I can provide the link of your blog in my freelance blog. Thus, I shall give a link of the original posts. Are you okay with this deal?Actually I have no profit making intention. Your content is awsome so had taken to my blog. I am sorry if I have offended you.Reagrds,Harshajyoti DasHmmm.... saying you think my content is awesome doesn't make it okay to steal it and pretend that it's your own work. That's THEFT!
So I responded with the following:
Hello,There are not numerous blogs all over the internet with my original copyrighted content. I wrote that content for use on my own blog only. I have not given permission for this content to be stolen by anyone.If you wish to steal original content from writers, then you need to ask for permission from the legal copyright holder. If you don't ask for permission, then this is called theft.I'm glad you think my content is awesome - thank you for the compliment - but this doesn't give you the right to automatically copy it.Please remove my legally copyrighted content from your blog at once.Thank you for your prompt attention to fixing this theft problem.Regards,Bianca RavenOf course nothing was done to remove MY content from this plagiarized ugly-green blog. In fact, when I searched for the thief's name on Google, I noticed that he has an Associated Content account and a Squidoo lens. Hmm... No profit-making intentions from stealing other people's work huh? Sure buddy.
So I reported his lack of action to Wordpress (where the ugly-green plagiarized blog was hosted).
Here's the amusingly rude email I got this morning ...
Hey,My Wordpress account got suspended because of you. You are such an asshole. I challenge you that I shall make a much more better blog than yours with a double traffic and show it to you.Just keep fucking with your fucking blog. Just see to it how I am going to fuck you and your blog.Regards,Harshajyoti DasUm... let me think. The last time I looked, Harshajyoti - YOU WERE THE ONE WHO STOLE MY WORK. That means you got your own Wordpress account suspended - not me!
Have a nice day and remember - if you take something that doesn't belong to you without permission of the owner it's called
theft.
I wonder if he'll steal this post?
;)
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