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Copyright & DMCA Take-Downs
Plagiarism and Copyright Violations on the Rise Again?
I am not at all flattered that my words are good enough to steal, and you shouldn’t be, either. Would you be flattered if a thief thought you had such great taste in cars that they helped themselves to yours?
Now and then, any writing platform will experience an influx of copycats. People who insist on taking shortcuts in life. People who, frankly, couldn’t write a grocery list on their own, and have to copy one from someone with better culinary taste and skill.
Medium is no exception. But at least they have the will to do something about it when they see it.
See the following for info regarding an instance where you may find your own work, and what you can do about it [UPDATED as of 8/4/2020 — thanks to Medium’s own tireless efforts, AmazonAWS, and all the writers who separately filed their own complaints — the offending site exists no longer!]:
