Posts Tagged ‘plagiarism’
Yehey… stealing?!
While I was driving from one of my favorite eateries, I received a strange text from one of my colleagues from work. One of the articles published in Yehey had seemed to create a stir… with one blogger in particular.
The owner of the blog Twoisequaltozero accused Yehey.com of stealing his article and publishing his work without his consent. A reply was quickly placed by Biz-Dev Officer Iggy Javellana aka tarugoman, in an effort to adress the situation.
Let me, however, put this issue to rest with an official statement from the Channels Department of Yehey.
- 1. The article in question was given to Yehey by its partner MCA Universal as a routine press release / article for publication
2. The said article had no instructions to credit any source or backlink any blog
We are not in the habit of stealing content or plagiarizing any work. Nor will we ever get into that habit. I don’t want to point any fingers or place the blame on anybody, at this point, until al issues have been resolved. As of this post being published, we have removed the “offending” article, until all parties have come to a general understanding of the process of publishing any material on the web.
I have been with Yehey for 6 years, myself, and have had my work reworded and republished. Of course, I did this PR work, so understandably, my work was passed on as general info to be used and abused.
Mr. Twoisequaltozero, thank you for taking time out to clarify the situation and rectify your original post. We don’t know where the connection got lost, but we hope to avoid any similar situations in the future.
rampant plagiarism
As a photographer, you want to get your work out and share some of your favorite shots with fellow photogs, or even with admirers. Posting your photos online also serves as your ‘portfolio’ for future clients…
But one major risk still remains a reality. Photo stealing.
A couple of weeks ago, Enrico Dee, author of Byahilo reported that some of his photos were used without his knowledge by the morning talk show Boy and Kris. Dee’s photos were zoomed in to allow for the cropping of the watermarks. Patiently, he waited for the end of the segment to see if any credits or acknowledgment were given…but of course, none came.
Today, I read in the Digital Photographer Philippines forum that another talented photog has been victimized. Tricia Gosingtian aka Slumberdoll‘s photo (see below) of Aloida Gosiengfiao aka Blackmage9 was edited and used as the main artwork for the Earth Day Jam 2008. When the organizers were contacted, they apologized and offered the aggrieved parties invites as VIPs…and they were to be credited during the event. Great compensation.
[click photo for larger view]Internet laws have to be set up, in order to protect the intellectual property rights of photographers. But until then, just be careful whenever posting anything on the internet.
