Quote from: Jennifer Sutherland on December 04, 2016, 05:23:22 AM
Thanks for your response Anna.
I can honestly say that being Australian myself, "demanding candy" is not a common phrase in Australia.
What is referred to as candy in the USA is what we call "lollies" here in Aus.
Should I ever have the misfortune to commit deja-ku, I would hope that some one would bring my attention to it so at the very least I could apologise to the original poet.
There seems to be an increasingly common occurrence in the haiku community and I for one think it's reasonable to raise discussions around this topic and state the names of poets where examples are discovered on this Haiku Foundation forum or any other.
I have had the misfortune of having had someone plagiarise my own haiku ( and have it published) so know how it feels. Just let's say that if I ever meet that poet, well he won't forget meeting ...
Jennifer,
I think it's safe to say that no matter what kind of artist you are, it's a matter of when you have work stolen, not if. And there are the themes that are popular at a particular time. It gives it a feel that everybody's work is about the same thing.
Sorry to hear your was stolen and published. I'm sure you've learned by now how to stay on top of that. I read an article on using other people's work as the basis of your own. The gist was that if (digital art in this case) could be so altered so it was unrecognizable from the original, then copyright was not a problem. Really??
I understand what you are talking about and agree with Anna's response.
Lorraine