Plagiarism has existed since the beggining of times. Mozart suffered from it, Jesus suffered from it, and basically every talented guy on earth has either suffered from it or is brutally exposed to get their ideas robbed. Talent has always been exposed to The famous "Copy, Edit ,Paste" process used by people with limited ideas.
Here is the deal: If you don't have anything good or original to say...shut up. Really, shut up. And don't steal other's ideas to appear smart. Plagiarism is the last resource of the brain impaired. I despite these behaviour and it is only fair to express my opinion about the one's who practice it: YOU SUCK!
I am outraged by the lack of respect there is among several "bloggers" who steal and rip off creative people by publishing other people's ideas as their own. Maybe they think that being the net so big and full of information, they just can get away with it. Well, it turns out YOU CAN NOT!. There are no secrets between the earth and the sky. Everything comes up to the light of truth, sooner than later.
Plagiarism begins at early ages too. There are different processes in High Schools and Universities today, that help teachers find out if their students have robbed their homework from the net. It is an alert sign, in my opinion, to be so young and already have no values or scrupules regarding other people´s property.
I feel the pain of robbed writers. I have seen my articles published out there with no credit given to me or no mention of the source. I even saw one of them presented as a PPT presentation, with a bunch of photographs and absurd stuff "decorating" my ideas. I felt sorry for the poor people who did it, I felt angry for having to deal with this but also, I felt happy because, at the end, I realized that copycats depend solely on someone else's talent. They will NEVER be able to create anything. They are parasites, with a sad, sad life. For the rest of us, all we require is a blank sheet of paper and a spark of inspiration to do our thing. No dependency. Pure passion and skills required. Sorry robbers: evidently this is not for everybody.Specially, not for you.
I think we can't stop writing because of fear of being copied by lesser minds. This is our risk and we are willing to take it. But we can not be quiet when we find out about this activities going on. We need to defend writer's rights and face cheaters courageously. We love when somebody finds our ideas interesting and worth sharing, but we love more the fact of being credited when the sharing is done. It doesn't cost much and it makes you a bigger person. Don't forget to always mention your sources and give credit to the one who deserves it. Is just the classy and honorable thing to do.
Stop Plagiarism!
Aureliano García
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