Steal Articles From Others? This Is What Happens! LMAO!

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Short version: A writer notices her work in a cooking magazine,
and contacts the editor. The editor basically tells her too bad, she found it online, and therefore it's public domain. The editor even goes so far as to say that the writer should pay the magazine for publishing her article.

Full Story here:
Illadore's House o Crack - Copyright Infringement and Me

After you've read that, take a look at the comments on their Facebook page:
Cooks Source Magazine | Facebook

#articles #lmao #steal
  • Profile picture of the author 6secrets
    That is truly ridiculous. How can she have been an editor for that long without knowing the basics of copyright infringement?
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    • Profile picture of the author LegitIncomes
      Originally Posted by 6secrets View Post

      That is truly ridiculous. How can she have been an editor for that long without knowing the basics of copyright infringement?
      Who knows.....but you should see some of the Facebook comments people are leaving for the editor, they are hysterical. Such as: "I'm launching my own magazine. I'm just going to copy your entire magazine, and launch it as my own, it's okay because I found it on the Internet". LOL.
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        Originally Posted by LegitIncomes View Post

        Who knows.....but you should see some of the Facebook comments people are leaving for the editor, they are hysterical. Such as: "I'm launching my own magazine. I'm just going to copy your entire magazine, and launch it as my own, it's okay because I found it on the Internet". LOL.
        this isvery funny, i think that the editor just wanted a quick article and now the magazine is trying to get away from the responsibility.
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        • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
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  • Profile picture of the author Alexandre Valois
    Originally Posted by LegitIncomes View Post

    Short version: A writer notices her work in a cooking magazine,
    and contacts the editor. The editor basically tells her too bad, she found it online, and therefore it's public domain. The editor even goes so far as to say that the writer should pay the magazine for publishing her article.
    Wow. That's about as dumb as saying it's public domain since I found it in a public library...
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  • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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    Originally Posted by LegitIncomes View Post

    Full Story here:
    Illadore's House o Crack - Copyright Infringement and Me

    After you've read that, take a look at the comments on their Facebook page:
    Cooks Source Magazine | Facebook

    Some of those comments are particularly "choice"!
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  • Profile picture of the author tpw
    I am reading the Facebook group that is gathering evidence... Stupid woman also stole content from Disney!!

    This is one editor who will never get another job in publishing... And lose everything she owns...

    And to think if she had just paid the $130 fine, this would have gone without notice!!


    This story even has coverage in the Los Angeles Times website:
    Cooks Source magazine vs. the Web
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    • Profile picture of the author LegitIncomes
      Originally Posted by tpw View Post

      I am reading the Facebook group that is gathering evidence... Stupid woman also stole content from Disney!!

      This is one editor who will never get another job in publishing... And lose everything she owns...

      And to think if she had just paid the $130 fine, this would have gone without notice!!


      This story even has coverage in the Los Angeles Times website:
      Cooks Source magazine vs. the Web

      Amazing.....I don't see how someone could be so ignorant.

      Of course if she had paid the $130 (which was a donation), the fact that she stole from all these other authors/companies would not be coming out. So for that, I'm very glad she didn't pay.
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    • Profile picture of the author Tina Golden
      It is nice to see this issue getting some publicity for once, though. I've even seen people posting here on this forum that it's on the web, so it's okay to take it.

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  • Profile picture of the author LegitIncomes
    From the editors initial reply to the original author.

    "... 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!"

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  • Profile picture of the author Sheryl Polomka
    Wow - all that from one article. Although if she stole one then she has probably stolen many others.

    I guess karma came back to bite her in the butt!
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    • Profile picture of the author Alexandre Valois
      Sheryl,

      Please tell me your PLR content is unique

      Alex.
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      • Profile picture of the author Sheryl Polomka
        Originally Posted by Alexandre Valois View Post

        Sheryl,

        Please tell me your PLR content is unique

        Alex.
        Nah I just find all this stuff online and put it together in a pack - it's public domain after all if it's online isn't it!

        -Joking

        My PLR is ALL UNIQUE!
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        • Profile picture of the author Bill Farnham
          Originally Posted by Sheryl Polomka View Post

          My PLR is ALL UNIQUE!
          Yea right, you know you stole that line...

          What a fruitcake that editor is.

          Karma, it never sleeps.

          ~Bill
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          • Profile picture of the author tpw
            They have decided on putting all the content into a Google Doc... LOL

            There are so far 45 documented thefts in the Doc shown here:
            http://bit.ly/dDoxxP
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            • Profile picture of the author paulie888
              Originally Posted by tpw View Post

              They have decided on putting all the content into a Google Doc... LOL

              There are so far 45 documented thefts in the Doc shown here:
              http://bit.ly/dDoxxP
              I guess her past is finally catching up with her. It seems like she was blatantly copying articles abd recipes from all over, and it's amazing that no one caught her before this, especially since she was lifting some of the content from the websites and magazines of large multinational corporations.

              Now that it's been highlighted in Facebook, she's probably going to have a class-action lawsuit handed to her all because of her unbelievable ignorance. Editors like that should be banished forever and never permitted to come back to their former positions, lol.

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              • Profile picture of the author Cardsearch
                Many years ago when I lived in Mass., my husband and I found the location of an antique fire engine, and he took photos of it. I wrote an article on it and submitted it to the Lowell Sun. I picked up the newspaper and lo and behold, there was my article word for word with the sports writer's byline. I hired a lawyer who backed out at the last minute, and I was called everything in court ... "publicity seeker", 'just a housewife" etc.etc., although I was a published writer. I had all kinds of proof I had written it, but where it was about a Lowell newspaper in a Lowell Court, I didn't have a chance. I was naive then and only went for the price of the article.
                The judge decided for the newspaper but said they had to return my husband's photos! Someone told me later I should have sued them for plagiarism.
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          • Profile picture of the author Sheryl Polomka
            Originally Posted by Bill Farnham View Post

            Yea right, you know you stole that line...

            What a fruitcake that editor is.

            Karma, it never sleeps.

            ~Bill
            Damn you caught me out!
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    • Profile picture of the author Tina Golden
      Originally Posted by Sheryl Polomka View Post

      Wow - all that from one article. Although if she stole one then she has probably stolen many others.

      I guess karma came back to bite her in the butt!
      Sheryl,

      Yes, there were many more stories uncovered as being plagiarized and not all had proper attribution, either. A lot of those are exposed on Facebook.

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    • Profile picture of the author tpw
      Originally Posted by Sheryl Polomka View Post

      Wow - all that from one article. Although if she stole one then she has probably stolen many others.

      I guess karma came back to bite her in the butt!

      Absolutely!!!

      They are documenting her thefts here:
      List of Cooks Source article sources. Please add more. | Facebook

      They have four pages of incriminating evidence against her... So far...

      They have documented thefts from: NPR, Martha Stewart, Disney, FoodTV, The Food Network, Weight Watchers, Southern Living Magazine, and other smaller publications...

      Some of the copyright holders have already been notified...

      A hand-written thank you was received from NPR...

      Information has also been forwarded to Disney among others...

      This is a ****-storm in progress...

      Stay tuned for more news on this breaking story... LOL
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      • Profile picture of the author mywebwork
        Originally Posted by tpw View Post

        They have documented thefts from: NPR, Martha Stewart, Disney, FoodTV, The Food Network, Weight Watchers, Southern Living Magazine, and other smaller publications...
        The original author should be flattered, it seems that this thief only steals from the best!

        Some great responses on Facebook!

        Bill
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  • Profile picture of the author Krieger
    Saw this earlier today on Reddit. Can't believe it made the LA Times!
    "Crooks' Source" getting some real publicity here! :-)
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  • Profile picture of the author sarafina
    Wow that editors response was rude and pompous. The facebook backlash is totally deserved.
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    • Profile picture of the author tpw
      Originally Posted by Paul Barrs View Post

      Sweet Justice!

      I've had others pick up my work from time to time (and actually put THEIR name on it).. all I had to do was show the originmal work posted on my sever at such and such a time / date to prove I was author.

      Paul

      It happens to all of us who dare to publish anything in our own names...

      I have had a lot of stuff lifted of mine, and I have used the DMCA to get a lot of websites shut down, when the webmaster decided to ignore my demands for attribution or removal...
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    That's awesome, and those Facebook comments are hilarious.
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  • Profile picture of the author Cardsearch
    I didn't think recipes could be copyrighted, am I wrong?
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    • Profile picture of the author Tina Golden
      Originally Posted by Cardsearch View Post

      I didn't think recipes could be copyrighted, am I wrong?
      The ingredients list can't be copyrighted but the directions can.

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  • Profile picture of the author Rus Sells
    I would search the web site for that article and initiate a complaint with their hosting company if I found it on any page.

    If its Godaddy hosting, they'll shut the site down until the copy written material is removed and a response is made from the offending party.

    Archive.org for the copy write win!

    Now that would be awesome! haha
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    • Profile picture of the author tpw
      All of the digital copies of the stolen content are on Facebook...

      But those driving this train do not want to inform Facebook, because they are taking a double-barrel shotgun to the party on the magazines' Facebook page...



      p.s. The editor has issued an "apology", and I do use that word loosely, on the magazines' Facebook page:
      http://www.facebook.com/permalink.ph...d=196994196748
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      • Profile picture of the author LegitIncomes
        Originally Posted by tpw View Post

        All of the digital copies of the stolen content are on Facebook...

        But those driving this train do not want to inform Facebook, because they are taking a double-barrel shotgun to the party on the magazines' Facebook page...



        p.s. The editor has issued an "apology", and I do use that word loosely, on the magazines' Facebook page:
        Hi Folks! Well,... | Facebook
        That was definitely not an apology. This person just doesn't get it. And apparently they don't understand that someone must "like" their facebook page to comment...that's how they went from around 100, to 2000+. It's not because 2000 people actually like the magazine, LOL.
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  • Profile picture of the author burnbebe
    I've added my voice to the Cooks Source like page and in a matter of minutes, my post on their wall was buried, I had to click on older posts 5 times before I found what i wrote.

    The editor is "thankful" for having close to 3,000 likes now as opposed to 112 before. What a crock.
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    • Profile picture of the author tpw
      Originally Posted by burnbebe View Post

      I've added my voice to the Cooks Source like page and in a matter of minutes, my post on their wall was buried, I had to click on older posts 5 times before I found what i wrote.

      The editor is "thankful" for having close to 3,000 likes now as opposed to 112 before. What a crock.

      There are two new names for the magazine, one inspired by you... LOL

      Crooks Source, and
      Crocks Source

      I am betting this lady will earn fame that will resonate long into the future...

      We will still be joking and laughing about her lame ass at her funeral...
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    • Profile picture of the author Rus Sells
      I don't think the owner of knows that you have to like to make a comment but likes are not the same as being a friend. Can you say facebook noob?

      Originally Posted by burnbebe View Post

      I've added my voice to the Cooks Source like page and in a matter of minutes, my post on their wall was buried, I had to click on older posts 5 times before I found what i wrote.

      The editor is "thankful" for having close to 3,000 likes now as opposed to 112 before. What a crock.
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  • Profile picture of the author James Harrison
    Bahahahahaha
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  • Profile picture of the author J Bold
    How can someone who has been publishing for 3 decades be such an idiot?

    Some people just don't seem to deserve their success, ethically.

    Reminder that you can succeed by cheating and stealing but hopefully, you'll eventually be caught out even if takes 3 decades and everyone will see you for the fraud and 100% dumbass that you are!
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  • Profile picture of the author dv8domainsDotCom
    This just in from cooks source:

    New WSO - how I took my crap-rag-mag of 20,000 subscribers, got instant fame and BURIED professionally in 24 hours!
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    • Profile picture of the author tpw
      Originally Posted by dv8domainsDotCom View Post

      This just in from cooks source:

      New WSO - how I took my crap-rag-mag of 20,000 subscribers, got instant fame and BURIED professionally in 24 hours!

      The title is slightly amiss...

      Instead of "in 24 hours", it should read, "with a single well-placed email"... LOL



      p.s. Google the magazine name in quotes, "Cooks Source Magazine", and you get About 8,640 results...

      They did not exist outside their hometown yesterday...

      It has always been said that all publicity is good publicity, but I think not in this case...



      p.p.s. I just realized that here in a couple months when she is sitting across the table from the Disney lawyers, she will be screaming, "OMG Mickey!! Wrong Hole!! Wrong Hole!!"
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      • Profile picture of the author LegitIncomes
        Originally Posted by tpw View Post

        The title is slightly amiss...

        Instead of "in 24 hours", it should read, "with a single well-placed email"... LOL



        p.s. Google the magazine name in quotes, "Cooks Source Magazine", and you get About 8,640 results...

        They did not exist outside their hometown yesterday...

        It has always been said that all publicity is good publicity, but I think not in this case...



        p.p.s. I just realized that here in a couple months when she is sitting across the table from the Disney lawyers, she will be screaming, "OMG Mickey!! Wrong Hole!! Wrong Hole!!"


        Their facebook page, which had around 100 members before this story broke, is now approaching 3,300! No doubt 99.9% of those are posting negative comments.

        Looks like they tried to start a new Facebook page here, by saying their other one was "hacked". LOL, it wasn't hacked, they are just trying to escape all the criticism...but it looks like several others have already caught on to this new page.
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      • Profile picture of the author Trapped
        Originally Posted by tpw View Post

        p.p.s. I just realized that here in a couple months when she is sitting across the table from the Disney lawyers, she will be screaming, "OMG Mickey!! Wrong Hole!! Wrong Hole!!"
        Hahahhaa, you made me laugh out loud for real with that line!!! Hahahahha OMG Mickey!!!!
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  • Profile picture of the author J Bold
    At first I thought this had nothing to do with internet marketing but now I think it's a great example of a viral story on the internet.

    But, of course, it's real, not some fake viral marketing trying to push your cpa offer or product.

    Just something to take notice of, really. If you have a real story, amazing new site, etc. it could go viral!

    This story has turned out to be amazingly good for the author who had her story stolen and has turned out to be amazingly bad for the Cook Source lady. I know I called her an idiot, and yeah, what she did and her attitude is stupendously ignorant and like a bad kid that never admits they did something wrong, and she should know how horrible she's acted in her business and in response to the author, but still...there comes a time when enough is enough and with the internet I'm sure some of her critics will go too far. On a personal note, just hope she's tough enough to reflect on her behaviour and learn from it and grow. Still amazingly stupid behavior for a supposed "professional" though.

    But, yes, this author who wrote the plagiarized article should be thanking her lucky stars she got "internet famous" for a day. Could turn out to be great for her.
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  • Profile picture of the author GeneralTallon
    This Thread is great for everyone that did not previously know what plagiarism was, or just shrugged it off. good lesson for everyone on and off WSO.
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    • Profile picture of the author BloggerHigh
      Originally Posted by GeneralTallon View Post

      This Thread is great for everyone that did not previously know what plagiarism was, or just shrugged it off. good lesson for everyone on and off WSO.
      There's a difference between plagiarism and copyright infringement.
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  • Profile picture of the author Rus Sells
    So, how important is reputation management on the internet? Ask Crooks Source Magazine.
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  • Profile picture of the author E. Brian Rose
    The Facebook comments are priceless!

    "Cooks Source tazed me, bro."
    "Cooks Source made me sleep in the wet spot."
    "Cook's Source stole my apple pie recipe and all I got was this lousy apology."
    "Cooks Source and Bill Gates are best friends."

    and my favorite...

    "Judith Griggs talked about fight club."
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    • Profile picture of the author taji
      Here's there response 15 minutes ago: Cooks Source Mag There's lots of people here that do not seem to understand a few basics yet they seem to all be experts in the print business.
      Oh dear, did I just plagiarize?
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    • Profile picture of the author CCGAL
      Originally Posted by E. Brian Rose View Post

      The Facebook comments are priceless!

      <snip>

      and my favorite...

      "Judith Griggs talked about fight club."

      LOL Mine too:

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      • Profile picture of the author tpw
        BREAKING NEWS:

        Cooks Source Mag -
        With regret we announce that the previous regime on this page had absolutely no idea whatsoever about how to run a Facebook page. Thankfully they decided to trust the 'Machadaynu Internet Eradication Service' to sort out ..."hackers". Sadly, this service doesn't actually exist, yet was trusted implicitly to deal with a problem...a glorious Failure, and they would've got away with it too if it wasn't for you pesky kids!

        Cooks Source Mag | Facebook

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        • Profile picture of the author tpw
          BREAKING NEWS:

          Cooks Source Mag -
          How to lose your World-famous Facebook page
          by Cooks Source Mag on Saturday, November 6, 2010 at 10:32am

          Cooks Source Mag | Facebook


          PERSON A: hello there! please accept our apologies if we have messaged the wrong [name removed], but you must be the person that's been given the job of sorting the hackers for Cooks Source? We've been asked to help too.


          PERSON B: who are you?


          PERSON A: I'm Dr.[removed], chief eradicator for the Machadaynu Internet Eradication Service. We've been asked to liaise with you about joining forces to resolve the problems being encountered on the 'Cooks Source' Facebook pages. We've agreed a fee with the magazine and intend to start straight away in removing and banning these heinous people. We have been told that you are running this operation single-handedly, yet the volume of posts is too much for one person to deal with. We're the experts in this field and have previously worked with pages such as Cheryl Cole, Jay Leno's cousin, Mel Gibson, the Tampa Bay Shoes, Rusty Lee, and the Topol estate.


          PERSON B: i've not been told about this?


          PERSON A: Well i'm not surprised! have you seen the outrage on the internet? We just need you to add Dr.[removed] to the admins list so that we can begin to sort this mess out!


          PERSON B: i've been told strictly not to do that???


          PERSON A: Oh don't worry, we're not to be aded as full admins, just as secondary page assistants. Rather than add my profile on the 'manage admins' tab you just need to copy & paste my email address in instead and hit enter (CTRL+C then CTRL+V) that doesn't give admin rights...just secondary helper status.


          PERSON A (again): Let me know when you've done it so that we can really get down to sorting out the pesky hackers. It's all so unfair. Judith apologized AND made the article better...some people just don't understand how difficult an Editor's role can be do they?


          PERSON B: i've added your email only i'm not sure about this


          PERSON B: i can't see the edit page option anymore? can you look into this please as i'm supposed to be looking after things thanks


          PERSON B: PLEASE STOP CHANGING THINGS AND ADD ME BACK NOW!
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          • Profile picture of the author tpw
            ADDENDUM: It looks like the above referenced page may have been a hoax page, and the person possessing it decided to out themselves...
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            • Profile picture of the author AFI
              This brings up a good point. Someone in another thread mentioned "Autoblogging". The lady at Cooks Source DID give the original author credit for the article. How is this different than autoblogging?
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              • Profile picture of the author tpw
                Originally Posted by AFI View Post

                This brings up a good point. Someone in another thread mentioned "Autoblogging". The lady at Cooks Source DID give the original author credit for the article. How is this different than autoblogging?
                Because if you are autoblogging in the correct manner, you are only autoblogging free reprint articles, which we already have permission in advance to reprint, or we are citing articles written by others under the Fair Use guidelines...

                Some people only autoblog with PLR content to be fully safe...
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  • Profile picture of the author Joshua Rigley
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    Wow...just wow.

    I can't believe anyone would go so far to just ignore the mess they got themselves into. It's hard to know who or what to believe. Just have to wait and see what happens.
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  • Profile picture of the author Caleb Spilchen
    Sarah-Elizabeth Daly Cooks Source - I have to write a report...could you find something online for me? Cheers. Maybe change a few words though so I can get away with it and maybe charge the author.

    Answers over here: Cooks Source is so honest LOL, JK, they're thieving b*stards. | Facebook
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    I think that comments says it all.
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  • Profile picture of the author Tyrus Antas
    This proves once again that Internet = Serious Business.

    Tyrus
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  • Profile picture of the author Rob Howard
    I can't believe the audacity of this woman.

    She has to be crazy - to not only claim that stuff put online is public domain, but to remain defiant under the massive bad publicity...

    Wow!

    Rob
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  • Profile picture of the author Nathan Hangen
    Thanks, I've just wasted an hour laughing my *** off and reading all of these stories. This is an incredible woman!

    I loved: "Cooks Magazine killed Dumbledore"
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    • Profile picture of the author LegitIncomes
      Originally Posted by Nathan Hangen View Post

      Thanks, I've just wasted an hour laughing my *** off and reading all of these stories. This is an incredible woman!

      I loved: "Cooks Magazine killed Dumbledore"
      Me too, I wasted so much time reading the comments....good laugh though!

      I CANNOT BELIEVE how defiant she remains....is she in denial or what??
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    • Profile picture of the author E. Brian Rose
      Originally Posted by Nathan Hangen View Post

      Thanks, I've just wasted an hour laughing my *** off and reading all of these stories. This is an incredible woman!

      I loved: "Cooks Magazine killed Dumbledore"
      I'm glad I'm not the only one. I kept hitting refresh on the Facebook page. It was addictive. I laughed for over an hour at what these people were posting!
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  • Profile picture of the author AFI
    Wow....hasn't she ever heard of "spinning"?
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  • Profile picture of the author AFI
    Someone posted that she was getting so much negative attention on that Facebook page that she had to start a new one:
    Cooks Source Mag | Facebook

    She's claiming that her first page got "hacked"!!! LMAO!!! This is a riot!
    http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cooks-...59072764128073
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  • Profile picture of the author AFI
    Uh oh...."BRB posting this on 4chan"....she's screwed now!!

    Now THIS is just hilarious, someone registered the editors domain name and redirected it:

    http://www.judithgriggs.com/

    I can't stop laughing!
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  • Profile picture of the author AFI
    Remind me to never piss off the entire Internet.
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    • Profile picture of the author tpw
      Originally Posted by AFI View Post

      Remind me to never piss off the entire Internet.
      Never ever piss off the entire Internet...

      You will find yourself squashed like this bug is getting squashed...
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  • Profile picture of the author Caleb Spilchen
    I tried to tell her what PLR rights are... Wonder if it worked

    Caleb
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  • Profile picture of the author Caleb Spilchen
    BTW, The last page wasn't "hacked".. Someone just forgot to set the permissions right... LOL

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  • Profile picture of the author jointaldc
    hahaha, I love it when the publics humor comes alive... there are so many funny people in America, funny funny comments on her FB page
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  • Profile picture of the author AFI
    She should have signed up for JetSpinner and none of this woulda happened.
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  • Profile picture of the author SuzanneH
    Made it to the front page of CNN!

    Food magazine gets roasted online over copyright claim - CNN.com

    Suzanne
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  • Profile picture of the author Caleb Spilchen
    Rob,

    I needed that laugh.. no seriously
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  • Profile picture of the author Rus Sells
    The likes on the FB page are now almost at 5k and the comments are still rolling in by the second!

    EPIC!!!
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  • Profile picture of the author opiniones
    What if she had just "spun" the article she got from the net?
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  • Profile picture of the author E. Brian Rose
    It's all over the news now. "The Day the Internet Got Mad" and other headlines like it are popping up everywhere.
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  • Profile picture of the author KenThompson
    Thought y'all may get a chuckle... a real knee slapper. You've been griggs'd.

    Judith Griggs - Editor of Cook's Source

    And CNN...

    Food magazine gets roasted online over copyright claim - CNN.com


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  • Profile picture of the author whateverpedia
    It had to happen:

    Godwin's Law strikes again.

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    Why do garden gnomes smell so bad?
    So that blind people can hate them as well.
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  • Profile picture of the author Fernando Veloso
    Biggest LMAO of the week.

    Owned!
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  • Profile picture of the author daveshu
    lol - now this is what social networking is all about!
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  • Profile picture of the author thatgirlJ
    This is the best thing ever! I cannot believe anyone could be that dense!!! It's a great lesson in the way the Internet works now, for sure.
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  • Profile picture of the author azad
    Hahahaha LMAO!!!
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