Comments on: 6 Marketing Secrets Not Worth Sharing

By: kreuzfahrten

kreuzfahrten — Mon, 03 May 2010 07:40:44 +0000

Really admire that your article – Its such a fine line of sharing and teaching and exposing your content to be ripped off. I think you handled it professionally and your associate did what he could and make a pubic apology.

By: Kay Ross

Kay Ross — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 08:18:52 +0000

Hi Bryan – great article (and definitely not just “bitching, moaning and complaining, and drama”, as Dwayne Callis thinks). You’ve raised some very important questions.
My experience: I recently discovered, thanks to copyscape.com, that a marketing guy in India had plagiarized (i.e. stolen) huge chunks of text verbatim from my website, and used it in a slide presentation on slideshare.net to market his own services. That is NOT OK.
Ironically, the guy was a subscriber to my e-newsletter – when he first subscribed, he e-mailed me to say: ““I just came across about you when i was searching some articles for presentations… I found your website is very useful.” Yeah, right! I deleted him immediately from my subscriber list, and also contacted him to tell him to “cease and desist” but got no response. Eventually, after some very slow and frustrating “customer service” from slideshare.net, the admin people there deleted the guy’s slide presentation from the site.

By: S.Hamel

S.Hamel — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 21:57:09 +0000

Ouch! I think M.Callis is totally mixing up the concept of “fair use” and inspiration vs reusing a whole presentation, changing the brand and presenting it as his own. This is plagiarism – in school you get a grade of 0 or even get thrown out of the program. In business – M.Callis – I would fire you.
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By: Dwayne Callis

Dwayne Callis — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 05:22:54 +0000

I'm sorry, but I disagree with those that think this is a good post. What I see is bitching, moaning and complaining, and drama.

Ideas get ripped off on the internet- Gee, you don't need a degree from Market Motive to figure this out.

I started reading your blog because I wanted to learn more about landing page optimization. As stated earlier, your reputation speaks for itself. Paranoia- which this certainly is – is a turn-off. Those that think this is a good post need to quit kissing ass and learn to think for yourself.

Do you think Avinash has ever made a post like this?

By: Round Rock Plumber

Round Rock Plumber — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:41:42 +0000

Its such a fine line of sharing and teaching and exposing your content to be ripped off. I think you handled it professionally and your associate did what he could and make a pubic apology.
.-= Round Rock Plumber´s last blog ..Round Rock Plumber Call 551-0789 =-.

By: Brian Clark

Brian Clark — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:36:17 +0000

I’m not an attorney, but from past legal advice I know that you cannot collect damages for material that is yours unless you have filed for the copyright with the Library of Congress.

You can't collect statutory damages (automatic damages award instead of proving actual damages). You can still sue and collect if you can prove you've sustained economic harm. But, as a former attorney turned content-based entrepreneur who has been ripped off more times than I can count, I'd say let it go and move forward. Everyone in this industry who knows anything knows how much of a thought leader you are. .-= Brian Clark´s last blog ..The Secret Ingredient to an Irresistible Blog =-.

By: Lina Marie Kustantin

Lina Marie Kustantin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:39:28 +0000

Nice post Brian! I find that with the increase usage of sources on the web, plagiarism has reached a high. I do not think people are aware of how illegal it is to use other peoples ideas and words.
.-= Lina Marie Kustantin´s last blog ..Winter… please go away! =-.

By: Lina Marie Kustantin

Lina Marie Kustantin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:38:10 +0000

Nice post Brian! I find that with the increase usage of sources on the web, plagiarism has reached a high. I do not think people are aware of how illegal it is to use other peoples ideas and words.

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By: Gene Gerwin

Gene Gerwin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:46:03 +0000

As a leading authority in your field, you needn't worry about anyone getting away with passing your ideas off as their own. If you hadn't sussed out this particular instance, someone else would have eventually.

With this outing, you have "kicked the chicken to scare the dog"- or some such variant of an Iraqi phrase. Others will think twice before plagiarizing your materials.
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