Name: Chrissy
Location: United States

Non-working mom of two girls under two years old. I'm always on the look-out for new activities to engage my daughters in. Here you'll find some of the activities that we've enjoyed together. Have any suggestions for toddler fun? I'd love to hear from you! Email me at chrissy(at)toddlebits (dot)com.

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Flattery? Or Blatant Disrespect for Copyright?

So, what do you do when you find out somebody out there in Bloggy Land decided to copy an ENTIRE post off your blog; links, pictures, and all?

No credit.

No links back.

Absolutely no mention of your original post.

I have no idea either. The blog-keeper doesn't provide an Email address, so I left a comment requesting that they credit the "auther." Apparently I was in such a rage that my nostrils were flaring and I couldn't see what I was typing. So now I have this idiotic comment hanging around some plagiarizing blogger's site saying, "Hey, look at me. I'm the moron who wrote this to begin with and I want you to know it."

Yes, it is nice to know that someone had an interest in what I wrote. But I need props. I need recognition. I need a link back to my original post and ToddleBits displayed prominently either before or after the text.

So, Mr. or Mrs. Plagiarizing Blogger, if you're reading this, you should know that if you don't credit my work I will probably....do nothing- because I avoid confrontations like I avoid eating shrimp and chocolate during the same meal. But you can be sure that I think what you did is very, very wrong.

And that's all I'm going to say about that.

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8 Comments:

At April 24, 2008 11:32 PM , Blogger Kelsey S said...

Oh my gosh that is terrible! I hope they take it down!

kelsey
mysweetlife.org

 
At April 25, 2008 9:55 AM , Blogger katie said...

very well said... did they think you wouldn't see? wow.

love your blog!

 
At April 25, 2008 11:06 AM , Blogger Kellan said...

This is very wrong!! I would not be happy about this happening to me - NOPE! WEll said!

Have a good day - Kellan

 
At April 25, 2008 12:23 PM , Blogger Aimee said...

so sorry! I, too, would likely avoid the confrontation, at least most days...You deserve props for an excellent blog! (and thanks for the birthday wishes!)

 
At April 25, 2008 3:23 PM , Blogger CC said...

I'm not sure. But I had a post totally plagerized as well, they were wise enough to change a few things here and there and didn't keep my pics. The "funny" thing is that the material they were plagerizing was my 100 thigns about me!!!

 
At April 25, 2008 7:51 PM , Blogger Jenny said...

Oh. My. Goodness.

I can't even imagine how upset you must be. I hope it works out for you!

How did you find out?

I've had readers take ideas and write about the same topic and only say "I got this from a blog I read" without proper credit, but that's not that big of a deal. I can't even fathom having somebody take the whole post. Crazy!

 
At April 25, 2008 10:44 PM , Blogger beth said...

Very wrong. Crazy wrong. I can't believe someone had the nerve to use everything, even pictures.

 
At April 28, 2008 10:19 PM , Blogger just jamie said...

So strange. I'm itching to know what it was ... and how you found it. Egh.

 

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