Oh LynnT, I want to steal your Ben Franklin quote in your signature!
That is a great quote!
In the past other women have copied the text from my Eros ad. Not a big deal. The women were from Backpage and I wasn't being hurt by it. Today I came accross my text on a website. Now it bothers me. Even though I don't have any type of copyright, can I still ask her to take it off of her website? Originally Posted by Ansley
Take it as a compliment.Good point, WM. Not everyone is creative, especially a creative writer. I know I'm not. I copy a lot because I'm not an original out-of-the-box thinker. It's not a problem if you get permission first, or attribute the writing correctly.
You expressed something they failed to take the time to find the creativity to do on their own. So they took the lazy, cheaten route and copied your verbiage.
It gets old after awhile, that's for sure. As to this day, I too have young & mature providers copy/paste verbatim, posts I've made.
I also have gals contact me and ask if they can use many different things I posted on my site.
Hey, if what I have to say matters that much, that you need to use as your owns. So be it. But in the end. My expressions, your expressions, won't match up to their personalities. So why use our writings as their own?
They just need to take the time to collect their thoughts and put their thoughts/ expressions into words that depict who they are/what they're about. Originally Posted by Wicked Milf
Me, too! That is a fabulous quote.Nope. It's only plagiarism if you put it out there as your own. As long as you attribute it to the original author, you're OK.
Is it still considered copying if it was quoted from someone else to begin with? lol Originally Posted by Ginger Doll
Yes I did. She was young and brand new to escorting. She was very sweet and apologized. She asked for a few days to come up with her own words, which I have no problem with. I know when I first started this business I copied stuff off of websites. It didn't take long to find out it was a huge no no. Originally Posted by AnsleyWow, she actually showed great maturity.I am impressed that she did not fire back at you with the typical over the top defensive attitude that has become much too common in these situations.Isn't it nice when people surprise you?
Bingo....as long as credit is given to the original source there should be no problem.
Nope. It's only plagiarism if you put it out there as your own. As long as you attribute it to the original author, you're OK. Originally Posted by charlestudor2005
Good point, WM. Not everyone is creative, especially a creative writer. I know I'm not. I copy a lot because I'm not an original out-of-the-box thinker. It's not a problem if you get permission first, or attribute the writing correctly.
Nope. It's only plagiarism if you put it out there as your own. As long as you attribute it to the original author, you're OK. Originally Posted by charlestudor2005