 | pla·gia·rism
"the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own." -- The Dictionary
Hardly a week goes by at SYD without someone accusing another member of posting web-derived pictures to their page and passing them off as their own. The membership becomes outraged at this sort of behavior and, because there are specific rules against posting photos you didn't take yourself, the "fakes" are inevitably kicked off the site.
Why, then, is it okay for members to post stories to their blogs which have been written by other people and subsequently stolen from the net and presented--without giving credit to the original creator--by an SYD member as their own writing?
Isn't stealing another guy's story and representing it as your own work just as bad as claiming that a pic of his cock is yours?
At the very least, it's just so fucking lame...
I am not mentioning any names here, but I am sure that astute SYD members can make an inspired guess as to whom I refer. (I am also pretty sure that the individual in question has no idea what "astute" means.) |
If I received legal complaints about texts, they mostly were about taking down false, private or defaming information. Like for example when some people love to post phone numbers and addresses of people they don't like on gay bulletin boards. Sometimes people ask to take down their own stories they shared willingly but then after years regret it. I don't remember seeing any actual copyright complaint about texts at all.
Just as a point of clarification, though (if you don't mind my asking), why is there a distinction made here between stealing writing and stealing penis photos? Both are the property of someone else and are used without credit given or permission asked. Yet, posting web-derived pictures is often grounds for eviction from the site. Have there been actual threats of legal action from angry people who have had pics swiped?
There is no distinction when it's about money. Commercial photo/video and books are both protected equally. As I said, if you post an entire book or a significant part of it this will be a violation. But there is a conception that is named "fair use" that allow limited usage of copyrighted material. Quotes, examples, humorous interpretation or other kinds of humor and etc. You can read an entire article only registered users can see external links
Also, you may notice from my first message, that redistribution of private information can be a subject of legal matter. But most of texts do not contain private info, while most of self-made nude pics are kinda private. Even if the person wants other people to see the pics, this person probably does not want that someone other claims they are theirs. It's more a matter of identity theft or some other kind of unfair use of personal data than of copyright violation.
Come on, it's all common sense. In this case I'm not inventing my rules, I only follow what bigger guys think and do.
“‘Can I Say My Blog Is Copyrighted?: The Basic Nuts and Bolts of Copyright Protection
A reader asks: ‘Can I say my blog is copyrighted? ‘"
“The short answer is "yes."
“Any "original work of authorship" is subject to copyright protection the moment that it is "fixed in any tangible medium of expression." For example, a love letter is instantaneously subject to copyright protection as it flows out beneath your fountain pen. Similarly, blogs readily qualify as copyrightable literary works (as long as they contain some of your own expression and not merely expression copied from others)… “
“You can therefore accurately say that your blog entries are "copyrighted" as soon as you write them. (Storage on a server or hard drive qualifies as a form of "fixation”) “
“Again, keep in mind that copyright registration is not a prerequisite for copyright protection.”
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Legally, then, posting another person's story without giving them credit...allowing people to believe that you actually wrote it...is theft.
No different than posting a photo of some other guy's cock and pretending that it is yours.
If any member is open and willing to understand what plagiarism is, they would realize that literary works have been reproduced here and not credited to the true author. But as the evaluation panel reviews and votes on members that upload and post copyrighted pictures, remember, 99% of those members are "regular" members. The other 1%, the premium paid and diamond members are routed directly to admin and it's my guess, nothing becomes of it. Sadly,there are double standards and apparently, a different of rules.
If I knew how to use the cut and paste option, which I'm sure my phone has but I do not know how to use, I could provide the link to 1986 pieces of plagiarized works of fantasy. Just sayin'.......
You and I are both active members of the evaluation panel and you have seen how many members have been referred and deleted because they have posted pictures and claimed them as their own. How is it any different when a member posts words that they didn't write therefore they don't own? There's really no difference, is there? We will not tolerate one member's actions yet tolerate another's? That's flawed logic.
Yippee skippee! No harm, no foul! ( and I never coined that phrase, however I do not know who to give credit to....
How is plagiarizing any different? Surely you are aware that many artists have gone to court because someone has credited themselves with words or guitar riffs that are the same or very similar to something that they have ready recorded. So with that in mind, the question would be, when a member credits themselves with the literary work of someone else, how is that any different? I think that if you were open minded about the matter, you would agree, there's no difference.
There is a new member that posted in the GREAT SONGS/GREAT LYRICS thread. I commented something to the affect that he needs to be careful and he needs to establish some type of timeline that reflects he is the writer. In 2, 3, 10 years, he may hear his words on radio and realize that is something he wrote and he's not getting any credit for it.
Are you saying that you don't UNDERSTAND the thread? Should I have used smaller words?
If you have nothing of value to contribute...besides your usual negativity and bitchiness...why not move along to the nearest "pissing at urinals" discussion? I am sure you would be much happier there...
It actually DOES have something to do with whether it is "right or wrong". It actually poses that question waaaaay up there in the red writing.
Here, I'll repeat it for you:
"Why, then, is it okay for members to post stories to their blogs which have been written by other people and subsequently stolen from the net and presented--without giving credit to the original creator--by an SYD member as their own writing?"
See?
You may have missed that part.
I ask again...If this "garbage is pointless", why are you wasting your ever so valuable time whining and belly-aching all over it?
That seems to be the very definition of pointless garbage, don't you think?
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Never mind. I get it.
You drank the Kewl-Aid...
Your argument of a vendetta is irrelevant, in relation to your last statement. Regardless if the plagiarist recognizes him/herself or not, it is stealing.
Period.
So, by your...um..."definition", if I post this:
“Once upon a midnight dreary, AS I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping..."
By changing the original text "while" to "as", I can now freely allow people to believe that I wrote Poe's THE RAVEN?
Wow! Look at me, folks! I'm a famous dead poet!
She simply revised her post quickly, therefore no time stamp. She has no super powers here.
Bella,
Stop being a pompous putz.
Several people have posted on this thread.
All but one of them are posting their own thoughts and ideas.
That other individual is just re-posting things that...SURPRISE!...other people wrote.
Take a look and see if you can guess who that is...
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Those bad habits are so hard to break, I suppose.
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CHICK THINKING ABOUT BIG BLACK COCK....FANTASY
I just saw her portrait hanging around on the internet and decided to claim it as my own.
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