Update on the plagiarism case: dearest C. is now claiming that I plagiarised her work. So now I have to forward my mails to her to the organisation, and I have to do more press release things, and I probably have to contact her authorities myself.

And yeah. Everything needs to be proven now. What a bitchI might even have to go publicise my ( Read more... )

"You're a poet and you're ANGRY," started the interview ( Read more... )

I'm not as fierce and ready to pounce in public in cases of plagiarism as I was five years ago - nowadays I prefer to contact the author privately before too many people find out - people make mistakes, and I don't mind giving them a chance to redeem themselves ( Read more... )

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Pepperlandgirl4: Wow, this person must go absolutely fucking apoplectic when reading Shakespeare. "That goddamned hack ripped off Ovid!"

Suzycat: "Won't someone please think of Ovid's mental anguish at Shakespeare's character RAPEOMG!!"

Except it's probably really OK because I don't think Shakespeare made any of Ovid's precious, precious ( Read more... )

Ouch. It's really really bad (and embarrassing) to be accused (rightly so) of plagiarism. Or, in this case, using someone else's icon without permission.

Official apology (discretion? whas tha?) - xanthophyllippa, when I took the icon I had no idea it was yours. My apologies for not finding you and asking permission before using it. Said icon is now deleted and I ( Read more... )

Apparently I plagiarised Spessartine with one line in my last entry- edited it immediately, though the entire line might be deleted later.

I'm so embarrassed. And sorry.

I'm lucky that she pointed it out to me herself, in a nice reply.

So. Apologies. Sorry.

Didn't mean to.

Et cetera.

(Oh, my God.)