Most of us get upset when someone steals our words and passes them off as their own. Some folks get their panties (or undies – probably unwashed with holes in them) in a bunch if someone uses a picture they took, even if they get a link. If you don’t want your ideas or content to be stolen, the only preventative is to not publish it. In my opinion, once it’s on the web, it becomes less yours anyway. Even if it is yours, it’s not that important. However, I avoid using other people’s ideas as often as possible. Really, the only way to write originally is to write fiction, poetry, about your cat, your opinion—everything else comes from someone else; otherwise, you wouldn’t know about it in the first place.
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