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by Credo (writer), I practice living in the Spirit, August 27, 2013

Is it really a compliment, or is it highway robbery to reproduce copy written materials, passing them off as your own?

They say that the greatest compliment to an author, or an artist is when his work, his craft, and his commercial persona [the very essence of his caricature and artistic being] has been plagiarized.

This single moment in time, is said to be, the first sign of his [author's] greatness. It is suppose to signify to the author that as a writer, a comedian, a radio talk show host or an artist of any marketable reputation, that he has finally reached a major pinnacle in his profession. I 'm not at all together certain if that's true; It feels to me rather distasteful, almost like I've been violated in some intrusive but dramatic way.

I however, am also not too certain that the plagiarist, is any better off than I am. He may discover that without referencing the author and originator of such plagiarized material with in his stolen work, he may have forever tainted his very own credibility, and the credibility of the people he works for. Perhaps he didn't understand the commercial rules that govern all copy written materials, or the legal protections that are in place which secure authors from artistic criminals, who would steal their intellectual property. Perhaps if he had referenced the author's hard earned work with in his own materials, perhaps; the owner, author and originator of that material would not have filed a law suit. I'm sorry! But; the letters have gone out, the emails have been sent, and everybody that needs to know have already been notified, its too late, because it is already underway.

You know, I may have actually overlooked these transgressions, [there was a possibility] had it not been for the fact that you not only stole my work, but you also stole my public digital name [my online public persona] claiming it as your own. And worst of all you were making money off of my articles, and personality for over six years. And so you've left me no choice but to prosecute, which is a terrible way to have to learn. "Thy shall not steal, Thou shall not bear false witness against thy neighbor'," Thou shall not covet anything that is thy neighbor's.

It's a ¥ hell ¥ of a way, to learn the Ten Commandments.

PLAGIARISM A FORM OF IDENTITY THIEF

'The following information is; SELF EVIDENT!

The names of the original articles were altered by the plagiarist. Therefore, I wrote the articles in comparative sequence, so that you can compare the changes that were made, between the two web sites and writers. After going through all of this, the plagiarist was foolish enough to utilize the same online stage name. In effect as I searched online for reviews I stumbled upon this site. Fortunately by writing this article I have made others acutely aware of the possible infringements and infractions that may take place online, and I've galvanized the public as my global witnesses,

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