This is not an update I ever would
want to write but, given just how common the practice is, I suppose this sort
of thing could almost be considered an eventuality when you write in the
digital sphere.
Earlier today I discovered that a
website, http://gamedonation.com, has
been stealing content from the Care and Feeding of Nerds. This isn't just a
matter of 'hey, that kind of sounds like me'; the posts are lifted from here
wholesale and are re-published word-for-word. Literally. Down to the tags I use to categorize entries.
I never gave permission for this
action, nor is the owner of the offending site authorized to use my content. I've
updated the site to move the text that used to exist in the 'copyright' tab in
the menu that appears along the right-hand margin of the page into a new
clickable page, Terms of Use, that you can see just below the main banner at
the top of your screen. This was theft, pure and simple, and it is a violation
of my copyright.
More than that, it feels like a
violation not of my physical person, but of something trickier to put a single
word to. The best approximation I can come up with is this. A few years back, I
came home from Thanksgiving dinner to find that my house had been broken into. Mercifully,
not very much was stolen or destroyed, but the knowledge that people had
invaded that personal space without permission and acted as they saw fit was
arguably worse than losing material goods.
This blog has been a labor of
love. It was supposed to be a fun hobby that maybe, if I was lucky, entertained
a few people. Maybe it's my fault for putting so much of myself out there or…in
here…you know what I mean. It's a wild internet and these things happen all the
time, but knowing that only makes this almost imperceptibly easier.
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