Comments on: Is the internet stealing your thunder? http://omegamom.com/2008/02/26/is-the-internet-stealing-your-thunder/ A "good enough" mom muses about alpha moms, adoption, computers, the State Of The World, Internet quirkiness, and the Kosmik All Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:14:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Dina http://omegamom.com/2008/02/26/is-the-internet-stealing-your-thunder/#comment-6905 Dina Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:22:03 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2008/02/26/is-the-internet-stealing-your-thunder/#comment-6905 Some people are just dickheads. End of story. Some people are just dickheads. End of story.

]]> By: Jean Woodman http://omegamom.com/2008/02/26/is-the-internet-stealing-your-thunder/#comment-5971 Jean Woodman Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:26:33 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2008/02/26/is-the-internet-stealing-your-thunder/#comment-5971 What a marvelous artist. Too bad he hasn't had a show at the Hirschorn. I agree with Sisiter Carrie (#2) that it might be a good idea to sent the email and your findings on to Snopes. From what I've seen of that sight that is how they get most of their alerts - from people alerting them to possible questionable items. What a marvelous artist. Too bad he hasn’t had a show at the Hirschorn.

I agree with Sisiter Carrie (#2) that it might be a good idea to sent the email and your findings on to Snopes. From what I’ve seen of that sight that is how they get most of their alerts - from people alerting them to possible questionable items.

]]> By: GrannyJ http://omegamom.com/2008/02/26/is-the-internet-stealing-your-thunder/#comment-5970 GrannyJ Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:14:17 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2008/02/26/is-the-internet-stealing-your-thunder/#comment-5970 BTW, his own writing schtick involved buxom counter waitresses at roadside diners, burly cops & not much else. BTW, his own writing schtick involved buxom counter waitresses at roadside diners, burly cops & not much else.

]]> By: GrannyJ http://omegamom.com/2008/02/26/is-the-internet-stealing-your-thunder/#comment-5969 GrannyJ Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:11:52 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2008/02/26/is-the-internet-stealing-your-thunder/#comment-5969 I'm quite amazed at the urge to pirate and to copy. I ran into that problem at a couple of outdoor art shows recently. I would show up with my camera & heads would shake, "no photos, no photos!" Sometimes "please." I asked for the reason & was told that there are people who actually copy someone else's painting! The only possibly legit use of copying may have been the strange lady who was hyped on James Jones' novels -- she ran one of those weird colonies for would be authors back in the 50s where she had her acolytes sit at their typewriters all day retyping pages from Jones and other authors. Her idea was that they were practicing the typing of good writing. I only knew one person who had attended her colony. He became a prof of lit and actually edited a little review out of the U of Chicago. Long, long ago. I’m quite amazed at the urge to pirate and to copy. I ran into that problem at a couple of outdoor art shows recently. I would show up with my camera & heads would shake, “no photos, no photos!” Sometimes “please.” I asked for the reason & was told that there are people who actually copy someone else’s painting! The only possibly legit use of copying may have been the strange lady who was hyped on James Jones’ novels — she ran one of those weird colonies for would be authors back in the 50s where she had her acolytes sit at their typewriters all day retyping pages from Jones and other authors. Her idea was that they were practicing the typing of good writing. I only knew one person who had attended her colony. He became a prof of lit and actually edited a little review out of the U of Chicago. Long, long ago.

]]> By: Julie Pippert http://omegamom.com/2008/02/26/is-the-internet-stealing-your-thunder/#comment-5965 Julie Pippert Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:24:24 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2008/02/26/is-the-internet-stealing-your-thunder/#comment-5965 I don't mind the aggregate services. I mean, what's the diff between those and places like Digg? It's even pretty mainstream. I've been scraped by CNN and the Houston Chronicle. As long as it's truncated and links back to me I call it a clip and smile. It drives traffic, as well. I'm not greedy or conniving, just hungry. But. Whole hog copying is inexcusable as is plagiarism. Has this artist been alerted? This is why I post very little to none of my art now and am HUGE on the copyright portion. I don’t mind the aggregate services. I mean, what’s the diff between those and places like Digg? It’s even pretty mainstream. I’ve been scraped by CNN and the Houston Chronicle. As long as it’s truncated and links back to me I call it a clip and smile. It drives traffic, as well.

I’m not greedy or conniving, just hungry.

But. Whole hog copying is inexcusable as is plagiarism.

Has this artist been alerted?

This is why I post very little to none of my art now and am HUGE on the copyright portion.

]]> By: Mutha http://omegamom.com/2008/02/26/is-the-internet-stealing-your-thunder/#comment-5964 Mutha Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:16:38 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2008/02/26/is-the-internet-stealing-your-thunder/#comment-5964 I've never heard of blog scraping either because, as you know, I'm an E! List blogger. I want to hear the story about someone stealing an entire blog and claiming it was their own. That is crazy but it doesn't surprise me one bit. Maybe that's why I have such a small audience. They're all reading my work on Fake Mae's site! I’ve never heard of blog scraping either because, as you know, I’m an E! List blogger.

I want to hear the story about someone stealing an entire blog and claiming it was their own. That is crazy but it doesn’t surprise me one bit.

Maybe that’s why I have such a small audience. They’re all reading my work on Fake Mae’s site!

]]> By: Sister Carrie http://omegamom.com/2008/02/26/is-the-internet-stealing-your-thunder/#comment-5957 Sister Carrie Wed, 27 Feb 2008 03:09:16 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2008/02/26/is-the-internet-stealing-your-thunder/#comment-5957 I've never heard the term "blog scraper" before. Is this something we should be worried about? Did you send it to Snopes? Maybe they need to hear about it. I’ve never heard the term “blog scraper” before. Is this something we should be worried about?

Did you send it to Snopes? Maybe they need to hear about it.

]]> By: Blog Antatonist http://omegamom.com/2008/02/26/is-the-internet-stealing-your-thunder/#comment-5956 Blog Antatonist Wed, 27 Feb 2008 02:30:41 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2008/02/26/is-the-internet-stealing-your-thunder/#comment-5956 That really skeeves me out as well. But I don't think there's anything we can do to stop scrapers and aggregators. I know, I tangled with one a while back. They did eventually remove my feed, but they put it back after they thought it had blown over. But stealing somebody's art is really low. Good for you for calling them out. I took a look and his work really is amazing. That really skeeves me out as well. But I don’t think there’s anything we can do to stop scrapers and aggregators. I know, I tangled with one a while back. They did eventually remove my feed, but they put it back after they thought it had blown over.

But stealing somebody’s art is really low. Good for you for calling them out. I took a look and his work really is amazing.

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