tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post3899498099688967959..comments2024-03-03T16:35:25.083-05:00Comments on Marian's Roots and Rambles: Plagiarism - It could happen to youMarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04738104230962644360noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-25170059501185102092010-11-09T17:33:09.568-05:002010-11-09T17:33:09.568-05:00I've had photos and content stolen without att...I've had photos and content stolen without attribution. I think a document on copyright and plagiarism is a good idea.Joan Miller (Luxegen)http://www.luxegen.ca/genealogy/where-is-your-digital-shoebox/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-59317157638944347542010-11-08T20:50:56.443-05:002010-11-08T20:50:56.443-05:00Here's a followup article by CNN on the theft ...Here's a followup article by CNN on the theft by Cooks Source: http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/web/11/05/cooks.source.plagiarism/Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04738104230962644360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-86863731950950807982010-11-06T18:13:38.698-04:002010-11-06T18:13:38.698-04:00Oops, gosh darn it. I meant Kerry Scott at Clue W...Oops, gosh darn it. I meant Kerry Scott at Clue Wagon. Please excuse my spelling error. Zeesh...Cynthia Shenettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07089125778529696076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-49343819706224621142010-11-06T18:07:49.689-04:002010-11-06T18:07:49.689-04:00Interesting post Marian.
Sploggers frustrate th...Interesting post Marian. <br /><br />Sploggers frustrate the heck out of me. I've made my copyright statement pretty restrictive as far as using my material to generate income. I choose not to use ads on my blog, and I don't want someone else making money off of what I write. I don't mind people using the factual information I offer on my blog as long as it is properly atributed. I also think I have a pretty distinct style of writing. I don't want anyone lifting what I see as my creative work. The photos I post are important to my blog and to me personally, and it does concern me that they might end up in the wrong hands. I don't want to attribute this incorrectly, but I think Kerry Scott at Clue Waggon recently asked, are we feeding our ancestors to the Internet? I've wondered the same thing myself.<br /><br />Thanks for the thought provoking post.Cynthia Shenettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07089125778529696076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-33293153064604214492010-11-06T16:48:30.034-04:002010-11-06T16:48:30.034-04:00Heather - very good point! I hadn't considere...Heather - very good point! I hadn't considered that. A good reminder that we need to know for sure where the information we are posting comes from. Thanks Heather!Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04738104230962644360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-57695527513353914282010-11-06T16:27:32.898-04:002010-11-06T16:27:32.898-04:00I posted a bit of information gleaned from a cousi...I posted a bit of information gleaned from a cousin on my blog, only to have someone contact me a year later to complain that I took it from their website! We have to remember that this issue goes both ways. As bloggers, don't forget to find out the source of information people share and what you post or re-post. I updated my post, cited the sources and the original website, and wrote a lengthy appology to the author. He was correct to be upset. Phew!... This is true confessions time!Heather Wilkinson Rojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704949156266722016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-69756252379486430042010-11-06T14:42:28.434-04:002010-11-06T14:42:28.434-04:00Susan - I think there is nothing wrong with sharin...Susan - I think there is nothing wrong with sharing or wanting to share your genealogical information, as you mention. I think it is all about the intent. Authors need to post on their blogs when the material is free for the taking (with attribution) or copy written. The problem with copyright and plagiarism is that the topic is so complex that people get easily confused.Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04738104230962644360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-26887582802857934532010-11-06T13:14:08.064-04:002010-11-06T13:14:08.064-04:00I agree with Thomas. A distinction also needs to b...I agree with Thomas. A distinction also needs to be made between using information you discover online to further your own research as compared to taking information and republishing it - with or without attribution.Susan Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02788283253544225956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-68991661099982039722010-11-06T12:48:44.409-04:002010-11-06T12:48:44.409-04:00Thanks Marian - and I agree with you that an updat...Thanks Marian - and I agree with you that an updated publication on copyright and genealogy is needed. Still today I am getting comments from people who don't understand all the fuss and that everything on the Internet is free for the taking.Thomas MacEnteehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09925130637060406529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-79792856584681505082010-11-06T12:27:46.299-04:002010-11-06T12:27:46.299-04:00I put a lot of my genealogy information on the int...I put a lot of my genealogy information on the internet. I believe that it is meant to be shared. I don't mind when people attach my stories and photos to their trees on Ancestry.com. This week a blogger nicked one of my gravestone photographs to use in her blog, and it was used without attribution. I contacted the author who has now given attribution for the photo. Many years ago, I had a boss who took publications that I had written and edited and put them in his portfolio when he applied for a job. I couldn't believe that he even had the nerve to show me. His justification was he could do that because he was my boss when I did the work. That was probably the most egregious theft of my work that I've experienced. This is a great post, I was pretty shocked when I read the NPR article yesterday. Thanks for bringing this to people's attention. This comment is copyright 2010 Susan P. ;-) That is definitely said with a wink!Susan Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02788283253544225956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-90434747671110300472010-11-06T12:05:42.958-04:002010-11-06T12:05:42.958-04:00I have had personal narratives stolen - which is i...I have had personal narratives stolen - which is infuriating. While I throughly enjoy sharing my genealogy work, copying and pasting entire paragraphs, as if the other person is doing the work, is another kettle of fish.Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15284157904608990328noreply@blogger.com