Plagerizing OBS Bloggers

© 2009 Albert A Rasch and
The Rasch Outdoor Chronicles
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At first, I thought it was amusing.

As I commented on the Translated by Babel Fish post, I thought it was pretty funny the way my post had come out.

Then I get a note on the comments section from John of Stabley Outdoors that there is another site with more plagiarized materials on it. Huh, really, that's weird...

At first I wasn't too concerned. I copyright with my name, and there are usually a few links on most of my posts. But then I saw a couple of posts that I knew I had read elsewhere. By Googling the title or a phrase I was able to find the original authors and confirm that there is no linking whatsoever back to the original material.

Now I am more than a little perturbed by this. I tend to link to my posts and others pretty frequently, so if you happen to bump into one of my posts on either Bow Hunting Supplies or Duck Hunting Arkansas, you will know it is mine. But they swiped several from Rick at Whitetail Woods, Jeff and Art at Simply Outdoors, Marian at Marian's Hunting Stories. I could go on for quite some time as there are literally dozens of posts that I recognize as something I read somewhere!

It seems to me that whomever owns these blogs, has lifted the Outdoor Bloggers Summit blogroll and plagiarized the majority of us.

Now I am not sure how to proceed, I figure whomever owns these sites is doing it for the CupidFish spif he must be getting. The question is what to do next, how do we put a stop to this?

If everyone will do me a quick favor, link to this post on your own blogs so we can get the maximum number of folks looking at this and maybe someone will have the answer who is outside of our usual circles. Then let me know so I can link to yours too from here.

Sigboy has linked to this post at A Friend in Need

Could Someone be Stealing our Posts? by Rick at Whitetail Woods

The Lone Star Parson has made a note at This is Not LSP

The Next Chapter thinks I might be writing someone's Last Chapter!

Envirocapitalist wishes someone, anyone would link to this post.

Colorado Hunting 2 Fishing linked up here.

I think Bore Patch is looking forward to a Show!

Wandering Owl is a real good sort and linked to TROC.

My pal Caleb over in Wisconsin is rightfully upset with Post Steeling.

Kristine over at Outdoor Bloggers Summit will be writing a whole post on the subject next week. I also am going to write another post on this with ways to protect yourself, and at least get some credit for what you have done.

Keep on adding the link and I'll keep on adding y'alls!

Regards,
Albert A Rasch
Member: Hunting Sportsmen of the United States HSUS (Let 'em sue me.)
The Hunt Continues...