 I am recommending the web site Bloggers against Plagiarism to everyone involved in writing and reading blogs. The description they give of their site, says, ‘ Most bloggers are ethical and do the right thing but there are some who exploit the hard work of others and just STEAL content to pass off as their own. They must be stopped! If you know of a blogger doing this, please report them’. Plagiarist is the acne for a creative person. As an artist, I have been, confronted, for decades by people, trying to copy, my artwork and I have recently become aware that this happens to bloggers also. I have data dot imprinted, many of my major art work, and I place my thumbprint in the side margin of each work, plus I paint with the world’s best quality art materials and no copier of my painting could repeat all those pointers, so a copy could always be detected. Plagiarising a blog requires no skill. It is simple cut and paste work. However, it is easy to prove plagiarism. The internet dates works when they are published, it is easy to see who's post, preceded anothers. Bloggers against Plagiarism can explain in more detail, I urge those interested in blogging with ethics, to join the group, learn more about how to protect your own and other reputable bloggers, work. Take a stand to stop Internet criminals. This is just as much a crime as any other form of theft. It is time we stopped with the soft lables. There is no such thing a joy riding it is car theft. There is no such thing as shoplifting it is shop theft, there is no such thing as 'only Plagiarism'. Plagiarism involves intellectual and or creative rights and income theft. It is stealing! it is a criminal act that should not be wishy washy, white washed.  Comments Comments are closed. | Kathy Shell on Facebook As of Sept 2010, 'Just Me 'n You'.
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