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Comment on Don’t Steal My Stuff, Dude! by dinkerson

dinkerson — Sun, 19 May 2013 03:58:42 +0000

Damn! Hell yeah, biatch!!! Lol Lol!

I actually exclaimed that out loud when I read “So there, thieving bastard”.

I have to admit a little guilt about this. It’s so easy to do an image search and download and use what you need straight from Google! I mean, there’s nothing personal, it’s just what popped up on my screen, it worked, and I used it.
I shouldn’t do that.

But, of course, that is a far cry from the facebook wackoff that did this to you. I’m thrilled with your taking control of this situation. I just gotta, tell ya… I love justice. Even hope somebody sneezes in his cheerios tomorrow morning.

Comment on Don’t Steal My Stuff, Dude! by scottcarberry

scottcarberry — Sun, 19 May 2013 02:39:05 +0000

Totally! Someone decided that my stuff was reference worthy-which is cool in its’ own right.

Comment on Confessions of a Recovering Tax Lawyer – 12 Things I Hate About Big Law by ashworldtravel

ashworldtravel — Sun, 19 May 2013 01:45:09 +0000

Kansas, Just Do It! I know, easy for me to say, but I have never looked back. So long as your new education does not set you back too much coin in student loans, it seems like a good idea. Good luck and keep Laura and I posted!

Comment on Don’t Steal My Stuff, Dude! by lolabees

lolabees — Sat, 18 May 2013 14:29:11 +0000

Thanks, Ingrid. Very true. Isn’t it funny that when I think of it in the context of your home building, it seems flattering? I can see how that would be frustrating, yet flattering. Did these other builders take credit for it? I assume homes don’t get copyrighted.

Comment on Don’t Steal My Stuff, Dude! by lolabees

lolabees — Sat, 18 May 2013 14:26:34 +0000

No way! Oh, the irony. I went to look for it but couldn’t find it. It was unclear which was yours, and there were too many links for me to click on each one to find yours. That definitely exposes the realities of how the info gets on Wikipedia. It is one big crazy circle.

Comment on Don’t Steal My Stuff, Dude! by lolabees

lolabees — Sat, 18 May 2013 14:15:11 +0000

Thanks, Lorelle. Interesting point you make about not pointing fingers at my readers. That never even occurred to me because I feel like they are the ones who “look out for me.” All along I’ve believed that the people stealing content are not my readers. I just think so many people also don’t even know about copyright issues and intellectual property on the internet. I didn’t until I researched it. A few years ago when this first happened to me, I used your website to resolve the problem, and it’s still bookmarked on my computer! It’s a great breakdown of the whole issue, so thanks for that resource.

Comment on Don’t Steal My Stuff, Dude! by An Uneducated Palate

An Uneducated Palate — Sat, 18 May 2013 06:11:05 +0000

Bastards! I’m glad you turned in that Facebook hack. I’ve seen some of my photos on sites where the text is in Chinese and I had the same reaction as you did with the Romanian site – not worth the trouble.

Comment on Confessions of a Recovering Tax Lawyer – 12 Things I Hate About Big Law by Kansas

Kansas — Sat, 18 May 2013 02:42:35 +0000

Oh goodness, I found this because I am working on justifying my decision to chuck it all and do something completely different. I didn’t work at a big firm – ever – but have slogged away as a small firm, small business tax/real estate/business lawyer since 2001. It’s never paid well, and the hours are long. Since I left the crazy world of small firm associate (low pay, long hours and insane partners), and went on my own, it hasn’t really improved. Yes, I can fire clients which is nice, but the money is not good and the stress is still off the chain. I am going back to school to be a petroleum geologist, I may not succeed but I suppose if I have to I can go back to law. I am not losing much, and the potential gain of being able to go outside is just incredibly appealing. Also, way more money. Don’t go to law school unless you have family/business connections or go to H/Y/S.

Comment on Don’t Steal My Stuff, Dude! by "Occam Blade"

"Occam Blade" — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:01:56 +0000

It’s more pervasive than many realize. Here’s an article from wired.com about attempts to thwart IP thievery: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/02/copyright-scofflaws-beware/
It’s not unusual for Google to get all sorts of requests to shut down sites or pages that allege to contain copyrighted material. I think in a week, upwards of 3 million requests arrive and Google believes most of them are legitimate. I don’t mind people using my material on the Internet so as long as the “borrower” credits me by name or via a link to my blog. It can get really ugly when someone uses your words or images for commercial purposes. Take a look at the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, which is a formal treatise to educate people about piracy. As for the rest of us, well, be vigilant and if you know something that doesn’t belong, and you know who it belongs to, then e-mail the owner. We can think of that as our WordPress.com community patrol.

Comment on Don’t Steal My Stuff, Dude! by scottcarberry

scottcarberry — Fri, 17 May 2013 02:33:50 +0000

Probably the most interesting thing that I’ve noticed about my blog and its’ usage is that on the Wikipedia page for the book/show, Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets, is a link to my blog. I think it’s because I have a photo of some of the detectives in the book in one of my blogs. But I took that from Google images. It’s all one big circle.