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WTF is up with people? It's one thing to play fast and loose with the rules, but where do people get the audacity to even try that level of BS? When someone c
by ZachPruckowski 16y ago
WTF is up with people? It's one thing to play fast and loose with the rules, but where do people get the audacity to even try that level of BS? When someone catches then red-handed, why do people keep denying? It's just silly - there's no way you can successfully argue the article was in the public domain, so you should probably just donate the $130, and be glad you're not on the hook for the $30,000 in maximum statutory damages.
What is it with our culture where people just can't admit they were wrong?
- aplusbi 16y agoIt's not denial, it's ignorance combined with stubbornness. The editor said she's been doing it for years, so obviously she's correct and Monica is mistaken.
- goatforce5 16y agoBRB. Just gotta go copy some content from Cooks Source website to throw up on my blog. An industry veteran editor has just told me it's OK to do.
- rlachenal 16y agoMake sure it's actually Cooks' content and not something they just lifted from another site :|
- ceejayoz 16y agoTheir latest edition has a Food Network post copied without a byline. Someone's about to have their ignorance corrected.
- flipbrad 16y agoIt's advisable to learn to spot a publicity troll when you see one.
- ceejayoz 16y agoSupposedly, they've got real advertisers, and people have been calling them all day. Some have cancelled their ad buys.
- joezydeco 16y agoGee, where have I heard this elsewhere recently? Oh yeah.... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rick-carnes/advice-for-jammie-thomas_b_779285.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rick-carnes/advice-for-jammie-...