Re: copyright violation - what to do?

Brandon,

I would agree with your statements except for one minor little detail:

"I discovered an unauthorised copy of part of an article I wrote for
WebReference.com on a web designers site, passed off as their own content."

Lois states here that it's not credited to her, but instead is claimed to be
of the pirate's own creation. That's theft, and is where the crux of the
issue is. I can't speak for Lois, but I would imagine she wouldn't be as
upset if her article had been given proper credit to her. Of course, since
she didn't provide links to the original and the pirated versions of the
article, I can only go by what her post detailed. If you've found other
information that supports your comments, then *MY* comments are without
merit.

Kehvan


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----- Original Message -----
From: "Brandon Coughlin" <bcoughlin(at)urx.com>
To: <hwg-techniques(at)mail.hwg.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 09:00
Subject: Re: copyright violation - what to do?


> Okay, I have to say that I don't see a lot wrong with what was done here.
> While I don't agree with the fact that he put the material on his website
> instead of linking to it, he did what a lot of other pirates don't usually
> do - and that is provide the name and an email or website link to the
> author.  Most pirates would prefer to just copy it and put their own name
on
> it.  Instead of asking him to remove it, you might try go another route by
> asking him to link to the article on your site instead of having it
directly
> on his own site.
>
> Just a suggestion!  Thanks  :)
> Brandon Coughlin
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Lois Wakeman" <lois(at)lois.co.uk>
> >To: "HWG techniques" <hwg-techniques(at)mail.hwg.org>
> >Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 1:46 AM
> >Subject: copyright violation - what to do?
> >
> >
> >Hi all,
> >
> >I discovered an unauthorised copy of part of an article I wrote for
> >WebReference.com on a web designers site, passed off as their own
content.
> I
> >happen to know that at least two other articles there are ripped off,
too.
> >
> >I have written and asked them to remove the article, or explain their
right
> >to use it. No reply so far, and the article is still there.
> >
> >Given that I'm in the UK and they are in NZ, what practical steps can I
> take
> >next without paying a lawyer?
> >
> >I would give the URL, but the list mommies might object.
> >
> >Lois Wakeman
> >------------------------------------------------------
> >http://lois.co.uk
> >http://siteusability.com
> >------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>

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