tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post310013016027262520..comments2024-03-29T08:22:33.053-05:00Comments on Leigh's Fiber Journal: Stolen ContentLeighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-53370824699076784322009-01-30T05:38:00.000-05:002009-01-30T05:38:00.000-05:00Hi Leigh,thanks for the Ideas and Tips!!I'll t...Hi Leigh,<BR/><BR/>thanks for the Ideas and Tips!!<BR/><BR/>I'll try it out. There are a lot of thieves in the Open Source Software area.<BR/><BR/>I'm trying to find a way to keep Open Software --> Open. I will not in the long run contribute to the Open Source Software if my work is stolen and not recognized.<BR/><BR/>overAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-10804952972899701982008-08-21T00:29:00.000-05:002008-08-21T00:29:00.000-05:00Good grief, Leigh! What an ordeal! I hope this ...Good grief, Leigh! What an ordeal! I hope this problem is resolved now. Thanks for the info - I hope I'll never need to know it.Yvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495662928972774816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-90236190212995210862008-08-20T19:25:00.000-05:002008-08-20T19:25:00.000-05:00holey moley, I had NO idea this sort of thing was ...holey moley, I had NO idea this sort of thing was going on!!!<BR/><BR/>(goes off to investigate own blog stuff....)mrs moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10525038448433827977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-52756250125520724302008-08-20T11:01:00.000-05:002008-08-20T11:01:00.000-05:00I thought your post was really interesting! I am d...I thought your post was really interesting! I am definitely checking out some of the links your posted. I also wanted to recommend using Google Alerts: http://www.google.com/alerts<BR/><BR/>What it does is send you an email every time a set of particular key words, that you choose, are used on the internet. I use it with my site to see if anybody has mentioned my yarn. Although, I can also see it as a helpful way to prevent theft of content.LavenderSheephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14653603841847369961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-39639584524272577902008-08-19T18:28:00.000-05:002008-08-19T18:28:00.000-05:00I read your blog, here in Ireland, as it is so inf...I read your blog, here in Ireland, as it is so informative and interesting. Your adventures in weaving, and the careful way you document them are great to read. I think it's dreadful that there are people out there who steal your work and pass it off as their own. Congrats on trying to get to the bottom of it all, and best of luck in the futureAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-29855864705251510552008-08-19T13:47:00.000-05:002008-08-19T13:47:00.000-05:00Thank you for all the info. I check your blog for ...Thank you for all the info. I check your blog for fun things to learn and this is so important to all of us who blog.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10489112728247120646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-31719889658204676942008-08-19T00:49:00.000-05:002008-08-19T00:49:00.000-05:00Great work researching this and laying it all out ...Great work researching this and laying it all out so clearly - and thanks for linking to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-22503807564145885452008-08-18T15:19:00.000-05:002008-08-18T15:19:00.000-05:00I looked up one of the sites that filched a colour...I looked up one of the sites that filched a colour post I did a few weeks back and have started to track them down... and have also added the date, my name and URL to today's post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-7094184612392501212008-08-18T14:20:00.000-05:002008-08-18T14:20:00.000-05:00If you look around that site, it doesn't take long...If you look around that site, it doesn't take long to realize that the posts don't fit the categories, giving the whole thing an oddly disjointed atmosphere. That alone should alert someone to the fact that something is wrong with it and to get the heck out. Evidently they do it for a couple of reasons. <BR/><BR/>1) to make money off of Google AdSense but are too lazy to write their own content<BR/>2) to infiltrate with links for supposed prescription drugs (which are usually not pure) or porn<BR/><BR/>Peg is right that this is only one kind of theft. But this is what happens when folks have no respect for one another.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-75934599796518679252008-08-18T13:38:00.000-05:002008-08-18T13:38:00.000-05:00Not only is it theft, it's dangerous the formula y...Not only is it theft, it's dangerous the formula you've given for dying yarn on a food site!DEEP END OF THE LOOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01010018190905285835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-67807006748876231242008-08-18T08:53:00.000-05:002008-08-18T08:53:00.000-05:00that's annoying - having to waste time on figuring...that's annoying - having to waste time on figuring out how to protect your thoughts and ideas - instead of using that time on weaving or spinning etc.! but Peg is not alone - I too had a grin on my face when I imagined how readers of a cooking blog might react when they read about your colour experiments:)) I don't understand either where the sense is in "splogging" - if you add texts at random - who is going to read that waffle in the end? it really takes the fun out of blogging and publishing patterns for free, if you have to fight tooth and nail not to be copied willy-nilly:( I hope this doesn't annoy you so much that you stop blogging about your very interesting tests and experiments!Woolly Bitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11961632742998726155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-65209743455575984242008-08-18T08:24:00.000-05:002008-08-18T08:24:00.000-05:00Though I certainly think this kind of thing is ter...Though I certainly think this kind of thing is terrible, I think that the real danger comes not from sploggers but from "fellow" fiber folks who decide to copy our content and create a workshop for which they get paid or, if they are really even bolder, use it in a publication as their own work.Peg in South Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886923838871937466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-51667181480969442512008-08-18T07:57:00.000-05:002008-08-18T07:57:00.000-05:00Wow! I would have never guessed that someone could...Wow! I would have never guessed that someone could do all that.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02775727376347737034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-29140637600623729462008-08-18T07:56:00.000-05:002008-08-18T07:56:00.000-05:00Leigh, I know there is really nothing funny about ...Leigh, I know there is really nothing funny about this and I too appreciate your research and will make use of your findings, still, it appeared on a FOOD recipe site! I'm sorry, but I think that is absolutely hilarious! Are we still friends.......I hope? I may have a question or two for you later as I don't know that I am totally clear on a couple of points, but then I have only read through all of this quickly. Again, thank you!Peg in South Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886923838871937466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-76595428820728957262008-08-18T07:28:00.000-05:002008-08-18T07:28:00.000-05:00Thanks for the information, Leigh. I believe the s...Thanks for the information, Leigh. I believe the same thing is happening to me, as some of the referal URLs I am getting have absolutely nothing to do with fibers ("credit reports" is the only one I can repeat in polite company.)<BR/><BR/>Once I start posting patterns, I might just stick to Ravelry, hoping that has better control. Watermarking photos also seems to be in my future. Ugh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-31077305260450462462008-08-17T17:46:00.000-05:002008-08-17T17:46:00.000-05:00I'm bemused by this, what an absurd thing to do, b...I'm bemused by this, what an absurd thing to do, building pages out of random stolen content, why do they do it?<BR/><BR/>The internet is fundamentally an anarchic space, that's both it's greatest strength and greatest flaw.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you tracked down a US company that you could potentially take action against. Thanks for sharing all your research. I don't suppose any of us is safe against this.Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06488670649558382921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-9691123791831109452008-08-17T16:24:00.000-05:002008-08-17T16:24:00.000-05:00Unbelievable!!!!! Some thing I would have never e...Unbelievable!!!!! Some thing I would have never expected but then if it's something you would never think of doing it doesn't enter your mind that someone else would.<BR/>Thanks for sharing this with us and I'm so sorry this happened to you.bspinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11385723696922637454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-11996597411401654092008-08-17T14:54:00.000-05:002008-08-17T14:54:00.000-05:00Wow, what a pain in the backside to have to go thr...Wow, what a pain in the backside to have to go thru. Good info to have, thanks for doing your usual excellent job of documenting things! :-) T.Tina T-Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13054132355737998706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-66604691507424941812008-08-17T13:40:00.000-05:002008-08-17T13:40:00.000-05:00Sorry about your blog content theft problem. In yo...Sorry about your blog content theft problem. In your explaination I found out why some blogs only have a summary making a reader open the actual blog. (If I can't read them as is they usually don't get read). <BR/>I do want to thank you for the bar code generator site. I will be using it a lot. <BR/>Maggiemageezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208398516303020100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-41892205987552565442008-08-17T13:20:00.000-05:002008-08-17T13:20:00.000-05:00It's like a new twist on identity theft and oh so ...It's like a new twist on identity theft and oh so frustrating! I'm glad you've chosen the second option for now since I'm a feed reader. I don't know how else to be allerted by the blogs I read are updated. Now to go read all that stuff you provided~Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06432035940956042729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-7452554377705511792008-08-17T11:18:00.000-05:002008-08-17T11:18:00.000-05:00RRRRRRRRRRRrr this makes me so mad! People!At leas...RRRRRRRRRRRrr this makes me so mad! People!<BR/>At least you know your stuff is so good others want it......Laritzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06380883584186444453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-79532767464879935592008-08-17T07:15:00.000-05:002008-08-17T07:15:00.000-05:00Thanks for mentioning my hotlinking resource, and ...Thanks for mentioning my hotlinking resource, and good luck getting this sorted (I'm another who has fallen victim to many splogs).<BR/><BR/>All the very best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-55499000527149461682008-08-17T07:07:00.000-05:002008-08-17T07:07:00.000-05:00Yes, a copyright statement is good, but please inc...Yes, a copyright statement is good, but please include it with each post and include your blog url! Even better, have it link back to you!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-12798020287439410112008-08-17T05:33:00.000-05:002008-08-17T05:33:00.000-05:00Thanks so much for this, Leigh. It has happened t...Thanks so much for this, Leigh. It has happened to me a couple of times (the label "colour" seems to attract this behaviour) but I had no idea there was anything I could do about it. I think the copyright statement is a v sensible first step.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-4087175517701708092008-08-17T02:05:00.000-05:002008-08-17T02:05:00.000-05:00thank you for all the wonderful information that y...thank you for all the wonderful information that you have shared.<BR/><BR/>Such a pity that your content has been stolen - it's ridiculous.<BR/>and so sorry that you have had to go through all the hassle of trying to get it removed.<BR/>sigh. internets.Teyanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09715921511245651214noreply@blogger.com