Ya know, I really don't mind so much that someone would "borrow" my photos, or "quote" my words, if they'd only acknowledge that it wasn't their original work. A mention of me or a link to my page would be appreciated. But it's irritating as heck to surf the Net and find my photos, my words, even my experiences used on someone else's page, with no regard for the fact that they've stolen them!!!
Due to having had it "up to there" with these folks, I started bookmarking the pages, and will add links to them as I find them :-) They might not want to give ME credit, but I'll be magnanimous enough to credit them for their acts :-)
Here's an Iwakuni family you may recognize:
Date: Mon, 04 Oct 99 01:00AM PDT From: "Greg Reid" gareid@ika.attmil.ne.jp To: usmcspencers@usa.net Subject: RE: Your new webpage Donella, Ok, got the message! I'm not sure how this all works but you can be sure your photos are gone when you check back! Greg
By the way, if you happen to be one of these people, give credit on your pages where credit is due... I'll take your name off my page. If I haven't caught you (yet), more power to ya! When I do, you'll be here too :-) On the other hand, if you'd like to use my photos, just let folks know who took them, and preferably provide a link to my page. It would be great if you let me know, but it's not neccesary. Thanks for your consideration!
What's to be done with folks like this? I just don't know, but as you cruise the Net, you should be aware that this is not uncommon (and is the reason you often read the same exact info over and over on several pages... Boring!!!)
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