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Nachdem ich ja letztlich schon einmal über die Dumm-Dreistigkeit einiger Kiddies hier auf Tumblr berichtet habe, nun eine Geschichte größeren Ausmaßes.

Monica Gaudio hat bereits vor einigen Jahren eine hübsche kleine Abhandlung über den amerikanischen Apfelkuchen geschrieben. Unter Beibehaltung aller Rechte und recht eindeutiger Kennzeichnung des Urheberrechts.

Jetzt allerdings hat ein kleines Heftchen in den USA ihren Text aufgeschnappt und veröffentlicht. Zwar immerhin unter ihrem Namen, aber ohne jegliches Einverständnis oder gar einer vorherigen Kontaktaufnahme. (Von einem Honorar ganz zu schweigen.) Frau Gaudio, verständlicherweise erzürnt, frug nach den Beweggründen und erhielt zur Antwort lediglich, dass sie froh sein solle, immerhin erwähnt worden zu sein. Im Grunde könnte sie dem Heft für das geleistete Lektorat noch eine Entlohnung zahlen.

Wie kackdreist ist das denn? Nicht nur, dass auch der Herausgeber dem irrigen Glauben aufsitzt, das Internet sei generell “Public Domain”, er besitzt auch noch die Frechheit, ihr zu vermitteln, sie solle doch dankbar sein, dass überhaupt jemand ihren Text drucke. Ja brennt der denn?

Die Reaktionen der Internetgemeinde sind entsprechend. Um einen Eindruck zu bekommen, werfe man einen Blick auf die Facebook-Seite des Käseblättchens oder in die zahlreichen Kommentare auf Monicas Blog. Oder hier. Oder hier. Oder auf Twitter.

Ich empfehle einen Anwalt einzuschalten, sollte – vor allem nach der Korrespondenz – ein Durchmarsch werden. Ansonsten kann ich auch der Idee, den Anzeigenkunden des Magazins mal einen Brief zu schreiben, etwas abgewinnen.

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oheynikki:

-cityoflove:

i can’t ask every single person if i can use their photo. this is ridiculous.

It’s the internet…as long as you aren’t selling any of the photos, there’s nothing illegal about it. 

What’s up with the Tumblr staff? You’re right, it is ridiculous.

Have you ever heard of something called “copyright” in your little fairy world? Pretty damn sure it’s illegal to post pictures if the photographer didn’t authorize you to do so.

If you don’t give proper credit to the author you pretend it’s yours. Which is called plagiarism. Even if not intended it shows not only a lack of respect but also no responsibility.

Someone might have crawled through the woods for hours to get a perfect shot and the least you could do is ask his permission and then name him properly. The only thing ridiculous here are kids like you who think the whole internet is made of free give-away stuff.

Well, here’s a hint for you: It’s not.

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therealkatiewest:

girlperson:

Or as it is also known, plagiarizing. Or stealing.

Remember this post? About the ocean from the other day? Me too. Imagine my surprise when I learn it has been reblogged here: http://denisesfairytale.tumblr.com/post/1049074852/its-yourself-that-youll-find-in-the-sea

Also seen here:

Now, do you see the original poster, ie. the writer’s credit on this? Neither do I.

There are things on the internet that make me mad or annoyed or roll my eyes every single day. I let them roll off my back because they don’t matter in the long run.

This matters.

It is my work and I have taken time to write something and whether or not you like something I write or consider it valuable, it is an original creation to have the credit stripped like it’s some random dancing cat gif makes me super pissed off. I don’t care if it’s just the internet, you do not disrespect someone by passing off their work as yours or anyone else’s. That’s just fucking shitty. And no, I don’t care that a bunch of usernames “makes your blog layout look bad”. Either go and reblog from the original source or suck it up and deal with it.

This has happened to me in the past on tumblr and as always, I contact the person who posted it in case it was just an oversight and I also contact the tumblr staff because this is not what our blogging experience here is about. Many of us are sharing original work and we should not be scared for our words and photos and drawings and music. Eventually someone is going to figure out that you’re passing off someone else’s work as your own and call you out on it. I rarely ask people to reblog things but please, if you can, reblog this post. If not for yourself then perhaps for anyone you know who creates things. It is terrifying to see something you create, an extension of yourself, not given the proper credit it deserves.

This happened to me a little while ago: a woman had taken my writing and started posting it on her own blog with no credit. Even her About section of the blog was the exact same as my Tumblr’s About bit. She had even responded to comments on the (my) writing. I emailed her and asked her to remove the writing, and to change her description, assuring her that whatever she thought up on her own would probably be much more rewarding anyway. Next thing I knew her entire blog had been deleted.

No one thinks they’ll get caught doing stuff like this. But luckily, for me (and most likely for Anais and other people putting consistently excellent work on the internet), there are people who will find this, and tell us about it. The people who enjoy a creator’s work are usually just as pissed off to find someone biting it as the creator.

Also upsetting: this. Oh, internet. You are both awesome, and horrible. Lucky for you, the awesome outweighs the horrible. BY A LOT.

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homeofthevain:

If you’re posting someone else’s work, credit them. Don’t deliberately remove the name of the artist. That’s just wrong. If your reasoning is that it’s own personal scrapbook — then keep it personal, not public. If it’s public, the least you can do is credit the artist and link back to their site, or at least their Wikipedia entry.

When I see something I like not credited — I try to track down the source, if for no other reason than to find more art by the same person. Consider this a small payback to the artist whose art you liked enough to post on your Tumblr. Use Tineye to track down original visual art — it’s easy to use, and takes no more than 10 seconds to do a search.

And that was your PSA for today. Next episode: public shaming, followed by stoning.

Love, Nikola.

You’re so damn right.

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