Re: [epub] Re: A Question

[Eva Almeida <healthandmoneytips@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

From: Eva Almeida <healthandmoneytips@healthandmoneytips.com>


Hi Rhonda,

I would like to add my opinion and personal experience
on this.  I was going to stay out of this issue since I
had posted about it months back...but I wanted to clear
up a few things.

>
>You certainly can't spend an exorbitant amount of time
>obsessing over the theft of one of your articles, but on
>the other hand, if we continue to remain silent and take 
>it on the chin - where is that going to lead ultimately?

Yes, I agree that we shouldn't obsess about it but when
you read whole paragraphs from your original article
copied from another author in an article published in
two separate ezines the same day...it makes you a
little angry...at least it did with me!
>
>Articles are the #1 form of free promotion! They add needed
>credibility to your business and reputation.

Yes, they do and as Willie Crawford mentions, they are
doorways to your site as well...linking to you from all
over the internet.

>
>
>You can't buy it, it's something you have to earn, and
>it's earned with your knowledge. 

My thoughts exactly!  It takes me a lot of time to write
an article.  I try to research the topic and come up with
my own twists...

>
>
>Sure, it p!#sses you off to have some lazy jerk just copy
>and paste and stick his blurb at the end of it. And as
>has been mentioned before, even some of the big names
>do it!

Yes, we all know this is true from what other publishers
have emailed me.  Even if they aren't lazy and add extra
paragraphs, to use someone's exact paragraphs and
sentences with inflections just doesn't make for an honest
business.
>
>
>The only way it's going to be curtailed is to confront
>the offenders and post the names. Now there's an idea
>for a list or web site :)
>
>
>Everyone seems reluctant to mention names - LAW SUIT...

I didn't even think of it Rhonda,  too expensive for a small
business like myself.  Plus copyright only works on the
whole article, doesn't it?  What about if you live in a
different country...could a Canadian sue an American?

>Articles aren't stolen by accident. It's deliberate, so
>confrontation and consequences should be deliberate too!

I did confront the author and told some of my close friends
about it.  I did not pursue any legal action.
>
>
>Demand an apology from the offender and contact the 
>Publisher of the newsletter that published the article.
>That Publisher should be willing to run the apology.
>I certainly would.

I got an apology from the author who happens to be a
more experienced writer and marketer than myself.

I also emailed the publishers...the first was a friend
of mine and she was sorry about what happened.

The second publisher had no sympathy for me...hmmm...

So it can happen to anyone and you don't know what
you would do until you are faced with the situation.

My piece of advice would be to first confront the author
before any other action is taken.

Eva Almeida 

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