I don’t know if it’s me or the Internet, but I’m finding life online more and more depressing. I get about 70-80 spam messages a day, half of which are phishing scams trying to steal pretty much anything from me they can.
And a friend of mine is struggling dealing with people stealing her content. It’s not just the random loser reposting stuff either. Teachers and professionals are ripping her off. These people know better and are justifying it by saying that copyright is just too hard to understand.
Actually, it’s not. It’s quite simple. If you didn’t write it, it’s not yours and you have to get permission to use it. I sent my friend a link to this article, which is a good explanation of why we writers really need to keep track of our rights:
Stealing Written Work