OK, plagiarism is wrong, copying content without attribution is wrong. Individuals and companies should make it clear what can and can’t be done with the content they publish on line. A Creative Commons license is a good way to do just that. However the content is licensed, it’s best to notify people of your restrictions without sounding to bitchy.
Case in point:
All that “This site is monitored daily” business makes me want to copy something off their site just to see what happens. And I love the “Share on Facebook” link right under the ominous do not copy anything off this site warning. Also, I’m lost on how monitoring their own site is going to protect their content; seems to me they’d want to monitor the internet for copies of their content and not their own site.
Again, it’s important to let visitors to your site know what is and isn’t OK when it comes to the use of your content. But a simple copyright notice or link to your usage terms is all that is necessary. Warnings and threats like this only serve to make you look like an ass; not something you want if you’re trying to run a business. Save the bitchiness for the person that missuses your content, not the innocent visitor to your site.
Bitchy copyright notice - merrickmgt.com
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