tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766126582167317081.post5206222886365082695..comments2024-01-05T08:46:14.001-05:00Comments on A Rage of Angel: I've Been Plagiarized...and I'm Not AloneAngel Zapatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01166540490117426226noreply@blogger.comBlogger136125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766126582167317081.post-16249715462799775562010-12-13T02:08:56.940-05:002010-12-13T02:08:56.940-05:00This looks absolutely perfect. All these tinny det...This looks absolutely perfect. All these tinny details are made with lot of background knowledge. I like it a lot. This was a useful post and I think it is rather easy to see from the other comments as well that this post is well written and useful.<a href="http://www.newbagonsale.com/" rel="nofollow">max handbags designer</a>fantu❤https://www.blogger.com/profile/04833389990236255256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766126582167317081.post-90171123133762740642010-03-04T13:25:07.154-05:002010-03-04T13:25:07.154-05:00Sadly, it happens to artists as well. I know this ...Sadly, it happens to artists as well. I know this because it happened to me this week. I'm a photographer who's made a name for himself cutting and re-engineering vintage paperback covers. An advertising agency in Toronto literally stole my intellectual property and created a mock ad campaign with images made to look like I was the one who made them. Read more here: http://thomasallenonline.com/2010/03/02/theft/<br /><br />Good Luck. I'm completely in your court.Thomas Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07273412162219704363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766126582167317081.post-37251762269433358092010-02-11T21:41:25.370-05:002010-02-11T21:41:25.370-05:00BTW, he started getting very snarky with me, so I ...BTW, he started getting very snarky with me, so I would ask that no one contact him just now. I'm not up for collateral damage yet. He's agreed to remove the poem from any site where it appears. As far as insight into WHY what he did was wrong: jury is still out.<br />Thanks - jbjbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01216834624277396578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766126582167317081.post-31206233153716003372010-02-10T22:57:56.721-05:002010-02-10T22:57:56.721-05:00Hi Angel,
I'm coming late to the party here, b...Hi Angel,<br />I'm coming late to the party here, but it's just happened to me too. And the plagiarist posted the publication of "his" poem on my facebook! We were facebook friends, since he had published something of mine on a site he edits!!! And I sent him my work for feedback. He hardly changed the title and barely any of the phrases. DUMB AND DUMBER on too many levels to mention.<br />I google searched the title and found it in FIVE online pubs!!! Fortunately, I had my original email that I had sent to him, with my poem - date and time stamped - which I forwarded to each editor. Each editor removed it, and some of the removed all of his work. His name is Michael Lee Johnson.<br />This was my FIRST attempt at poetry; I normally write flash fiction. What a rude awakening - the theft of some heartfelt work, whether it was good, bad or indifferent. Scumbag. <br />Thanks for your work, for airing this appalling reality. I will not be sending any of my work to anyone except editors I know and trust. And that's the sad fallout.jbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01216834624277396578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766126582167317081.post-18023060250466630852009-12-10T17:40:48.201-05:002009-12-10T17:40:48.201-05:00I called into Dragon Page about this: http://www.d...I called into Dragon Page about this: http://www.dragonpage.com/2009/11/17/cover-to-cover-382a/Barry J. Northernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12078136594892291058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766126582167317081.post-32869548674259142472009-11-05T11:29:22.374-05:002009-11-05T11:29:22.374-05:00sosoclever: "And yet I'm told by many peo...sosoclever: "And yet I'm told by many people that copyright is outdated and unnecessary."<br /><br />Copyright is not an aspect of this case at all.<br /><br />"Plagiarism" (immorally misrepresenting yourself as the author of a work) is not the same as "Copyright infringement" (illegally copying without permission).<br /><br />In court of law, it's debatable whether he'd be found guilty of copyvio. However, the problem is not being sorted in a court; it's being sorted by the community, considerably more effectively, and without needing to resort to reprehensible Copyright law.<br /><br />I put all my stuff on the public domain. And if I found someone was using that stuff without giving credit? It'd be legal, but still immoral, and I'd let people know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766126582167317081.post-50644689568492324322009-10-23T07:01:57.268-04:002009-10-23T07:01:57.268-04:00Angel, how awful for you - which is putting it ver...Angel, how awful for you - which is putting it very mildly. Arrived here from Vanessa Gebbie's site, and shocked by the sheer stupidity as well as arrogance of plagiarists. <br />Writing is such hard work, I know. For someone to behave like this is beneath contempt - and, quite possibly, even lower than whale shit.<br />Good for you for taking action against the disgraceful little onanist. Even baby lawyers should know better than to do such things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766126582167317081.post-63844665460210252862009-10-10T21:38:50.403-04:002009-10-10T21:38:50.403-04:00I hope he lifts a paragraph from me. I so need th...I hope he lifts a paragraph from me. I so need the validation today . . .Bobbie Metevierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06287239069473082448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766126582167317081.post-55091565797559846102009-10-09T14:55:39.750-04:002009-10-09T14:55:39.750-04:00Angel -
David Langford, of ANSIBLE fame, posted a...Angel -<br /><br />David Langford, of ANSIBLE fame, posted a link about this, which is how I ended up here reading about thieving Dick! As a publishing editor of a number of online ezines, including the Wry Writer (http://wrywriter.com/?p=1143) I'm appalled that this kind of behaviour seems to be on the rise. This is not the first case I've heard about recently and, sadly, will probably not be the last. <br /><br />If you haven't done so already, you might also want to drop a note to AC Crispin (and Victoria Strauss) about this, at Writer Beware blog (http://accrispin.blogspot.com/) as they reach a lot of writers and readers alike.<br /><br />- AlexandraAlexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06967031969394039368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766126582167317081.post-89968778812386422042009-10-05T18:42:46.711-04:002009-10-05T18:42:46.711-04:00Nothing on the internet is ever gone forever. Can ...Nothing on the internet is ever gone forever. Can you run the Valentine site through the Way Back Machine? <br />http://www.archive.org anc cllick on "advanced" and plug in the dates plus the URL. Hopefully the page he tried to change will come back up.Sierra Godfreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00552916038080341870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766126582167317081.post-52420499039965977482009-10-05T15:45:44.555-04:002009-10-05T15:45:44.555-04:00I can't even find the words to describe such a...I can't even find the words to describe such a crime. Thank you so much for all the time and research you spent bringing this person and their plagiarism to light. We are all behind you and I'll be mentioning this in my blog tomorrow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766126582167317081.post-33406291663067950412009-10-04T06:33:32.249-04:002009-10-04T06:33:32.249-04:00I'm so sorry this has happened to you! But I ...I'm so sorry this has happened to you! But I think your spreading the word is excellent revenge.<br /><br />A number of bloggers have linked to this post, including me.writtenwyrddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02280711822302493122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766126582167317081.post-76791171168458311122009-10-03T11:34:27.042-04:002009-10-03T11:34:27.042-04:00Not much more that I can do but shake my head. Th...Not much more that I can do but shake my head. There's no defense for this kind of behavior. I hope the fellow never writes again.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766126582167317081.post-49295897192948487082009-10-03T07:39:50.617-04:002009-10-03T07:39:50.617-04:00unbelieveable. I hope he gets exposed big timeunbelieveable. I hope he gets exposed big timemazzz_in_Leedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01498100483681096442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766126582167317081.post-90120582414153613882009-10-02T15:37:47.388-04:002009-10-02T15:37:47.388-04:00As someone said to me, when I and many others had ...As someone said to me, when I and many others had their work or ideas copied earlier this year by a trusted colleague:<br /><br />Time wounds all heels.Vanessa Gebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833187671441310234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766126582167317081.post-31342919000918302242009-10-02T15:10:01.948-04:002009-10-02T15:10:01.948-04:00Plagiarism is simply too easy these days with the ...Plagiarism is simply too easy these days with the amount of writing out there. You're very lucky, I think, to have found this so easily (in your own inbox, wow). And I think it's really cool that you searched out this guy's abuse of other authors, too.<br /><br />And yet I'm told by many people that copyright is outdated and unnecessary.<br /><br />I agree with what Stephen said above about finding out where this person is supposedly enrolled and informing the administration about the plagiarism.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10240120110327123004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766126582167317081.post-91422279730503199372009-10-02T13:01:37.494-04:002009-10-02T13:01:37.494-04:00Crazy
Thanks for all the hard work, but I do...Crazy<br /><br /> Thanks for all the hard work, but I doubt you will be hearing from him any time soon. All authors rip off others a little. I probably wouldn't have used some words like undulating, if I have not read HP Lovecraft, but this guy almost seems to go out of his way to do it. Gods put the effort it takes to copy these lines into your writing or better yet. Bugger off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766126582167317081.post-56255000553606588632009-10-02T07:47:03.666-04:002009-10-02T07:47:03.666-04:00Doing some Tech spying, Shackleton is the name on ...Doing some Tech spying, Shackleton is the name on the web registration, and the Mr Site forum has a deleted thread by him here<br /><br />http://forum.mrsite.co.uk/default.aspx?g=posts&t=120<br /><br />Since the Shack owns the Whois, Ridyard is tracable(if someone bothers to hunt his pasty, thieving arse)<br /><br />BTW, I'm not a writer, simply a fan of good horror, and leeches like this/these chaps suck the life out of the medium and discourage real talent. May the SOB turn up maggot ridden in a ditch. Dead is optional, but the maggots would please me no end.<br />All the the best<br />Roger O'DonnellRoger O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122035493026541664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766126582167317081.post-1599793274940652022009-10-02T05:22:05.912-04:002009-10-02T05:22:05.912-04:00Wow, what a story and reading through these commen...Wow, what a story and reading through these comments has been amazing. I hope you do another summary post !Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05925593802209715440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766126582167317081.post-28833456104133758352009-10-02T01:56:03.724-04:002009-10-02T01:56:03.724-04:00Good work Angel is tracking down this thief's ...Good work Angel is tracking down this thief's footprints. I notice that his "writings" have vanished from many sites. Couldn't happen to a nice guy, as they say in my home town.<br /><br />I'm with Jodi on the ropes and pitchforks brigade.<br /><br />I've linked to this entry from my own blog - the greater the web, the better.KjMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17691028465137798738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766126582167317081.post-21106696525046532582009-10-01T13:38:45.837-04:002009-10-01T13:38:45.837-04:00Also here from Twitter. I'm co-editor of Cross...Also here from Twitter. I'm co-editor of Crossed Genres, and I'm confident that this asshat has never been published by, or submitted to, us. But we're another market he's blacklisted from.<br /><br />Bart Leib<br />http://crossedgenres.comMetafrantichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12093927544849331391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766126582167317081.post-58821581949476329312009-10-01T13:18:09.030-04:002009-10-01T13:18:09.030-04:00WOW! ?It seems like every where I turn, I see this...WOW! ?It seems like every where I turn, I see this guy's name and yet another author coming forward pointing out their story was written first - even Stephen King! Why does this guy think he can get away with it? What does he get out of it?EelKathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13270942320733186594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766126582167317081.post-39061384341507271612009-10-01T13:01:05.379-04:002009-10-01T13:01:05.379-04:00Correction: the commission IS, not ARE. Shame on...Correction: the commission IS, not ARE. Shame on me.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06276170620588084543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766126582167317081.post-29494271558095265632009-10-01T12:59:23.892-04:002009-10-01T12:59:23.892-04:00One more voice of praise for your work on this, An...One more voice of praise for your work on this, Angel.<br /><br />Should anyone find out who this plagarizer is, and should it be true (hah!) that s/he is a law student, it would be important that the educational institution be informed of the plagarism. Despite evidence a-plenty to the contrary, the commission of crimes of moral turpitude are supposed to disqualify one from eligibility for a license to practice law.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06276170620588084543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766126582167317081.post-21597183984038854062009-10-01T10:57:57.447-04:002009-10-01T10:57:57.447-04:00Good for you, Angel, for doing your homework and e...Good for you, Angel, for doing your homework and exposing this thief. I'm sure the jerk will pop up again under a new name, but I'm also sure that editors will be more cautious with new authors. That's good, maybe he can be stopped before he gets started. That's also bad, since new authors rarely have any confidence in their work to begin with. Ridyard's damage goes well beyond his original thievery.Corey Wildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05566740230330395590noreply@blogger.com