@Maria – Makes you wonder if they realise we actually read this stuff?

@Jim – You could reach out but I think let them get on with it, their loss in the end

@DarrenC – Your thoughts and a discussion will always be better than “here is something, go look”

@Fran – Might be worth trying but I really wouldn’t want to get into a debate with the person …

@Liefdesverdriet – Exactly, increase your own originality

@Anne-Marie – Yup, blogging positively brings rewards. If only more people would try it

@Peter Ralph – Yes as I said, we often all read the same thing at the same time, sometimes you know, othertimes you merely suspect – either way I think it’s best to concentrate on our own good stuff rather than worry about others bad

@Maria – Makes you wonder if they realise we actually read this stuff?

@Jim – You could reach out but I think let them get on with it, their loss in the end

@DarrenC – Your thoughts and a discussion will always be better than “here is something, go look”

@Fran – Might be worth trying but I really wouldn’t want to get into a debate with the person …

@Liefdesverdriet – Exactly, increase your own originality

@Anne-Marie – Yup, blogging positively brings rewards. If only more people would try it

@Peter Ralph – Yes as I said, we often all read the same thing at the same time, sometimes you know, othertimes you merely suspect – either way I think it’s best to concentrate on our own good stuff rather than worry about others bad

Acknowledgement is not enough – if you find something on another persons site its OK to quote from it, but duplicating the whole thing on your own blog (with or without an acknowledgement) is flat out wrong, imho.

Acknowledgement is not enough – if you find something on another persons site its OK to quote from it, but duplicating the whole thing on your own blog (with or without an acknowledgement) is flat out wrong, imho.

Fran

Fran

When I first starting blogging on my travel blog I would take news articles from the BBC, and add a few words myself.

I quickly realised that this wasn’t going to get me far with duplicate content etc. and changed. Now, if I do blog [or rant in my case] about a specific news article, then I add a snippet of the news article as a quote and then write my own opinion, and ask readers for their opinion to generate discussion.

Readers like to be asked to comment.

When I first starting blogging on my travel blog I would take news articles from the BBC, and add a few words myself.

I quickly realised that this wasn’t going to get me far with duplicate content etc. and changed. Now, if I do blog [or rant in my case] about a specific news article, then I add a snippet of the news article as a quote and then write my own opinion, and ask readers for their opinion to generate discussion.

Readers like to be asked to comment.

You are on target about not letting others bad behavior effect you. This is a primary point and avoids the general nastiness of pride and ego that we see crop up now and then.

Many blog because they want to share, inspire and educate. Could there not be cases where you could reach out to a plagerizer with the motive of education or being of assistance?

It takes courage. Doing nothing can be mistakenly viewed as an endorsement or permission. Standing up, sharing an opinion, offering assistance is valid, and may not include changing the other person’s behavior.

But what if it helped? What if there was a change? Imagine the benefits to all involved!

You are on target about not letting others bad behavior effect you. This is a primary point and avoids the general nastiness of pride and ego that we see crop up now and then.

Many blog because they want to share, inspire and educate. Could there not be cases where you could reach out to a plagerizer with the motive of education or being of assistance?

It takes courage. Doing nothing can be mistakenly viewed as an endorsement or permission. Standing up, sharing an opinion, offering assistance is valid, and may not include changing the other person’s behavior.

But what if it helped? What if there was a change? Imagine the benefits to all involved!

great post!

great post!

I love what you wrote here. I’ve never dealt with it in blogging, but I’ve seen it happen with websites and articles- basically plagiarism.

You’re right- if someone is directly plagiarising from me, then they can’t be me.

In the case of someone like the example you stated, I would actually reach out to that person. Say: “Hi,” and perhaps even thank them for getting the word out about the ideas you’ve been writing about.

I wrote an article awhile back on this topic that might be of interest:
Marketing and copyright lessons from the Grateful Dead.

Nope, it’s not a blog post- it was before I took an interest in blogging. It’s just a plain, ‘ol article.

I think the key, as always, is to stay in one’s heart and be authentic. Copycats will soon show up to be who they are- because they can’t be you. And, if push comes to shove, the publish time on your blog will prove the point to anyone who questions who is the real one.

I love what you wrote here. I’ve never dealt with it in blogging, but I’ve seen it happen with websites and articles- basically plagiarism.

You’re right- if someone is directly plagiarising from me, then they can’t be me.

In the case of someone like the example you stated, I would actually reach out to that person. Say: “Hi,” and perhaps even thank them for getting the word out about the ideas you’ve been writing about.

I wrote an article awhile back on this topic that might be of interest:
Marketing and copyright lessons from the Grateful Dead.

Nope, it’s not a blog post- it was before I took an interest in blogging. It’s just a plain, ‘ol article.

I think the key, as always, is to stay in one’s heart and be authentic. Copycats will soon show up to be who they are- because they can’t be you. And, if push comes to shove, the publish time on your blog will prove the point to anyone who questions who is the real one.