Why Google's New Approach to Copyright Violation Matters | ThinkProgress

Why Google's New Approach to Copyright Violation Matters

 Now, that's what I'm talkin' about! Google announced last week that its search algorithm will begin downgrading the search rankings of sites that have been hit with numerous claims that they’re violating copyright. I say "Go for it!

I can't tell you how often I find my work copied word for word on someone else's website, Facebook, or board, stealing my work and my income. Just this week I found an article I wrote about B12 shots for dogs printed word for word in a Pap Rescue newsletter, complete with a photo of me and my two dogs and some text I later edited out. This organization did not ask me if they could use my article and photo, nor was I paid for my work. In fact, by publishing this article in their newsletter, this organization reached into my pocket and stole my income. They also violated my agreement with the website that did pay me for the article that I would not publish this article elsewhere.

Here is my original article:

• The Top Five Benefits of Vitamin B12 Injections For Dogs

As the writer says in this ThinkProgress article:

a focus on incentives, and on driving users to licit, quality streams of content, is where this debate should be.

Read the article at: Why Google's New Approach to Copyright Violation Matters | ThinkProgress

SOPA, PIPA & the Ongoing Piracy of Videos, Music, Articles & Photos - Yahoo! Voices

SOPA, PIPA & the Ongoing Piracy of Videos, Music, Articles & Photos

Over the past several years, I have read numerous articles on the subject or piracy and copyright infringement until I found my own voice on the subject and began writing articles on the topic of copyright infringement. It still amazes me that fairly well-intentioned people as well as lazy short-cutters, scammers and black-hatters think it is fine to steal images from other other website, copy articles to their blogs or discussion boards or copy movies, videos and music to distribute whether on the web or hard copy.

Article at: SOPA, PIPA & the Ongoing Piracy of Videos, Music, Articles & Photos - Yahoo! Voices 

Top Ten Reasons Why it is Wrong to Copy or Rewrite Someone Else's Article « Seekyt

Top Ten Reasons Why it is Wrong to Copy or Rewrite Someone Else's Article

The internet has made it so easy for people with no moral compass to steal the work of others. Frequently, I find my articles and photos copied or slightly rewritten and posted on someone else's site or blog in blatant cases of copyright infringement and plagiarism.

Read article at: Top Ten Reasons Why it is Wrong to Copy or Rewrite Someone Else's Article « Seekyt: 

Also see: Plagiarism and Copyright Infringement: Thou Shalt Not Steal - InfoBarrel

Plagiarism and Copyright Infringement: Thou Shalt Not Steal - InfoBarrel

 Plagiarism and Copyright Infringement: Thou Shalt Not Steal

While I do not claim to be an expert in copyright law, I have learned a few simple rules which I see broken again and again on websites, blogs and discussion forums. I have become more and more amazed by the amount of plagiarism that seems to be accepted. Much of it, I believe, is due to ignorance and not malicious intent.

Read more:  Plagiarism and Copyright Infringement: Thou Shalt Not Steal - InfoBarrel: 

http://www.infobarrel.com/Plagiarism_and_Copyright_Infringement:_Thou_Shalt_Not_Steal