Comments on: When You Care Enough to Steal the Very Best

By: Clayton Shold

Clayton Shold — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 22:05:58 +0000

The first time I had an article “stolen” I was pretty miffed. Someone (with no contact info on their blog) had cut and pasted word for word a piece I did on the 2006 Olympics titled “Armchair Olympian”.
I had an author contact me as someone has submitted her work under his name to Salesopedia as his own. He later denied he sent it to me. In the stranger than fiction department, turns out the two knew each other!
Yes, this stuff is happening and it is not right. To chase it and police it may prove difficult and too time consuming to be worth the effort.

By: Janice Byer

Janice Byer — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 13:33:35 +0000

Thank you for posting this and hopefully opening the eyes of others to the fact that copying someone else’s content is not a form of flattery… it is plagarism. Many people, including myself, have had to deal with this and it is so frustrating. I even wrote an article on my blog at http://docutype.org/blog/?p=11#more-11 after yet another round of dealing with a content thief. A longer, 3-part series of the article can be found on my website at http://www.docutype.net/articles/sitetheft1.htm. Spread the word… copying someone else’s content is a sign of laziness and just plain criminal!

By: Michael Benidt

Michael Benidt — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 13:39:58 +0000

Thanks, Judy,
We learn a lot more from you than we could ever give back. You bring humanity to everything you do – which makes us want to continue to try to shed a little human light on this strange world of technology software, hardware and nitwits.

By: Judy Sabah

Judy Sabah — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:04:20 +0000

Thanks so much for always helping me to learn! That is what I appreciate most about what you write. You help me gain more awareness about what to look out for, and help me learn new ways of doing things.

By: Michael Benidt

Michael Benidt — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:58:16 +0000

Thanks Brian,
You said more in one sentence than we said in the whole article. “Follow the links….”
And, thanks for being transparent with contact information - we’re still looking to find an email address for Mr. Bok and you’ve already replied.
Readers: If you’d like a completely fresh approach to content theft, read Brian’s blog post called, “How to Steal Great Content Ideas” (legitimately, of course)

By: Brian Clark

Brian Clark — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 16:00:11 +0000

That’s the lamest scraper site I’ve ever seen. But, as I always say, follow the links to see who benefits…