This reminds me of a dustup some years back, when a bunch of fanfic writers -mostly Trek, but other stuff too- discovered that some shining example of human failings had copied a ton of (mostly adult) fanfic *text files* and were offering them *for sale* on CDs.
One cannot help but have a complex reaction. On the one hand, hey! this guy stole my, and a buncha other people's stuff, but on the other hand, holy crap, what an idiot! He, she or it disappeared without a trace in a matter of weeks, and I can't imagine anyone could turn a profit on such a venture (then again, you never know).
My advice? Googling yourself every few months isn't just a matter of vanity. Our names and ours works can take on a life of their own in the public commons, and it behooves us all to keep an eye on what the little buggers are doing.
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Date: 2010-10-19 10:11 pm (UTC)One cannot help but have a complex reaction. On the one hand, hey! this guy stole my, and a buncha other people's stuff, but on the other hand, holy crap, what an idiot! He, she or it disappeared without a trace in a matter of weeks, and I can't imagine anyone could turn a profit on such a venture (then again, you never know).
My advice? Googling yourself every few months isn't just a matter of vanity. Our names and ours works can take on a life of their own in the public commons, and it behooves us all to keep an eye on what the little buggers are doing.