BLOG-RIPPERS PLEASE WRITE YOUR OWN MATERIAL

I suppose I ought to be flattered that someone with a blog that boasts a few more readers than my mine has stolen my material, but I am not flattered;I am outraged. The blog-rippers who take the words of another, and advertise them as their own, are thieves. They violate the spirit of the web and of common decency, effectively denying the writer his or her voice, which is all a writer has to offer.

Perhaps this increasingly common copyright infringement is a reflection of the dire social and economic situation thrust upon our society: it’s everyman for himself.

The person who calls himself “Maxime Bell” and has the blog, http://weekend-manic-panic.blogspot.com, has put my essay, “Newspapers Rendered,” on his website without attribution. Anyone who doubts this may consult Google and see that I posted my piece on December 13^th.

Mr. Bell, please quit taking the material of others and write your own.

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