Magazine claims 'the web is considered “public domain”', gets crushed out of business

[darxus]

"But honestly Monica, the web is considered 'public domain' and you should be happy we just didn’t “lift” your whole article and put someone else’s name on it!"

- Cooks Source to author, ~November 4th 2010 - http://illadore.livejournal.com/30674.html

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Comments

[weegoddess.livejournal.com]

I know someone who needs to see this. ;-)

[perspicuity.livejournal.com]

in that case, everything on the cook source website is public domain too :)

someone should clone their website and put fake names on it. see how long that lasts?

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[darxus.livejournal.com]

That site is gone.

[morbidiqua.livejournal.com]

Yes. She finally apologized (if you look at the cached version of the website) and sent the donation on the writer's behalf. Or so she says. Interesting story.

[temalyen.livejournal.com]

I remember that attitude (back in the mid/late 90s) was very common. Anything posted on the net (or anywhere on the web, really. Usenet or wherever) is public domain. I thought that attitude would have changed by now.