Copyright...or public domain

The Internet (not just for porn), is a wealth of posted articles. I have posted articles on the Internet, specifically I am posted on a protected site that copyrights my material, even if I re-publish it on another site or through a magazine I can get in trouble of it, because I essentially sold my material to this site. They pay me (not very well mind you) to have it posted on their site.

If you follow, say @neilhimself you have probably heard about Cooks Sources big faux pas and possible Copyright infringement. If not here is a link to the story or if you want a more elegant version of the story here is that link.

Now here is my issue with this whole thing (meaning Cooks Source claiming they did no wrong). The words about the Internet is public domain. It isn't. Not when the article is posted on a copyright protected page (which this article was). It'll be interesting to see what the court says about this, I have a feeling that we may be finding out. For good reasons too. This issue if it hits the court system will change how Internet posting is dealt with completely. If Cooks Source wins, as a writer I will be extremely disappointed and will have issues from here on out of how, when and where I post anything. Hopefully Monica Gaudio wins, if so I think from then on the Internet will never be considered public domain again.

Before I sign out on this posting I would like to point out that as a college student that if I so much as use three words in the same order as someone else I have to give that person credit (yes Cooks Source did give credit to Gaudio, but they did not so much as contact her about using it). This is a different situation, because thankfully in that way I do not have to contact every source I use, but also different is I am not lifting an entire article (editing added or not).

If you hear more about this let me know, though I will probably be following this situation closely out of respect for a fellow writer.

Nothing to talk about

I have nothing to talk about tonight for some reason so instead I decided to post this rather hilarious site for you entertainment! Enjoy!

http://ssshotaru.homestead.com/files/aolertranslator.html

It's how a 12 year-old AOL would talk with whatever you put in on the top box. Thank you Lucas Longley for your brilliance.

Thank you Halloween.

This is not my intellectual property it belongs to http://www.brainlesstales.com/about.htm


Edit: Link to photo http://www.brainlesstales.com/images/2007/Sep/candy-corn.jpg

In agrement

http://www.zealland.com/Treasure_Chest_Jun14-20,99.htm

This is almost exactly what I'm feeling right now.

Happy Birthday Webster!

So you probably don't know, but today (OCT 16 1758) is Noah Webster's birthday. His first dictionary was published in 1828. So in honor of this I am posting a few really awesome websites that are all about words!

Most importantly the dictionary itself!
http://dictionary.reference.com

Second a really awesome list of common errors in the English language. Can't remember which to you want? Can never remember which its gets the apostrophe? Here is your friend.
http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/errors.html#errors

A similar site, but this one specializes in words like effect and affect.
http://www.confusingwords.com/

This one talks about grammatical problems that are regularly seen in today's published works.
http://www.jpschoemer.com/MostCommonErrors.html

Since today's theme seems to be all about writing I will give a special link! This one isn't for words or grammar or anything like that. It's just a good resource if you are just starting out writing (or have been for years!).
http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifehack/fifty-50-tools-which-can-help-you-in-writing.html

I hope this list is really useful to you. I has been for me. I've looked up effect and affect a ridiculous amount of times. It took a friend of mine, who is a 6th grade teacher, explaining it to me like he does for his kids for me to finally get it.

Edit: Due to some problems I am unable to get the hyper-link to work so just copy and past the link into your browser. Sorry for the inconvenience I hope to fix this in the future.

Edit2: Hyper-links online! Yay!

Last note for the night

Visit this picture because well it's true

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs217.snc1/8420_165904241417_571726417_4022515_1327875_n.jpg

I do not own this picture I do not know who does, but I approve of this message.

Response

Wind swept and dragged across the ages. Time had worn her thin. Her once sturdy walls crumbled. He held her in his arms as she finally let what she held in out, and what she refused entry in. Tears fell down his face and mingled with hers. She trembled with fear and acceptance. Too long had she let the past hold her down now she wanted freedom, the redemption that he led her too.

This is a response to "A Once Feral Child" By Ducroisel Meche. https://www.triond.com/users/ducroisjosef