I'm not taking sides either way simply because I'm not knowledgeable AT ALL
on these issues, BUT, I do have to say what I noticed immediately was that
the content in question, when opened from their corresponding links, SEEMED
to come from the original websites, i.e. Fairlady.org , etc. In the
cyberspace world of the Internet, this is what I think is referred to as
"leeching". I'm not suggesting this is an acceptable practice. From what
I've heard, this an equally egregious violation of some "publication
ethics".
Just an opinion/observation, not meaning to diminish the import of anyone
unjustly wronged.
Mike Hudson -'67-1600
----- Original Message -----
From: <RoadsterGB@aol.com>
To: <mark@dealermats.com>
Cc: <Datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2006 10:09 AM
Subject: Re: Datsun site content thief
> Hi Mark
>
> Interesting email. This guy is not "writing about" anything. He is just
> "copying and pasting".
>
> Copying content "word for word" breaches copyright anywhere in the world.
> That's why there's such thing as copyright and laws of plagiarism.
Copying
> images of a particular photographer without their consent is the same.
Legally,
> it is theft.
>
> Sure, if there was some of this guy's own research in there then the case
> for plagiarism may not be as strong, but he has certainly added nothing to
the
> pages of mine he has copied. And there is a lot of stuff he could have
> written about. Like I said he has even copied my mistakes.
>
> Merlin, myself and others have spent months and months compiling this
stuff,
> talking to people, sourcing photographs, agreeing the content - and more
> importantly crediting everyone involved. This guy credits nobody.
>
> It's that simple.
>
> Kind regards.
>
> Rob
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