Greed lives here too
Posted by Michelle Moquin on 20th April 2011
Danny: “Since no one was claiming them”? Do you even pay attention to the last thing that I add to my blog write everyday? I didn’t think so or you wouldn’t ask me such a bold and stupid question. What gall you have asking me to make it convenient for you to steal from me.
Let me reiterate to all out there…“All material posted on my blog becomes the sole property of my blog.” (Of course if it was written on a prior locations such as She’s poetry, it is not my property.) What is not clear? It is people like you Danny that inspired me to remove my blog roll, and privatize my writes.
Jarod: Sorry about that. You can thank the greedy opportunists for depriving you of a good read. As usual the greedy ruin it for everyone else.
Readers: I have no doubt that people have already stolen many ideas here for the next big hit, the next money maker movie, and they will continue to do so, but don’t think I am going to sit back and make it easy. I have sat back for too long already. I wish I had done something a long time ago. That was my stupidity.
I feel like I do a good thing here. I spent a lot of dedicated time building this blog to the status that it has risen to, and I did it not even aware that I was doing it.
Yes, in the beginning, I like everyone else who has started a blog, hoped my blog could bring in some revenue for my time. I still do and It hasn’t. I have made sacrifices in my life to continue this blog. This more than a part time job takes away time from a job that makes me money, takes away time that I could be working out, hanging out with friends and family,etc. But I give up my precious time, something that we all have so very little of, for the betterment of this world for all.
If I didn’t believe I was doing something good for people…for the world…if I didn’t believe that I had the power in this venue to do more, believe me I wouldn’t be making such sacrifices. Life is short, and as much as I am passionate about the things I blog about, I’m not that altruistic. I am not a Mother Teresa. I’d love to get paid for my time.
However, I continue to write because even though what I am doing has not brought me value in terms of the dollar, it brings the intangible value…of insight, depth, connection, to a degree I am not even aware of. I know I and this blog, including my readers, have brought about change…and that change continues to ripple throughout the world. And that is what drives me to continue. Money is not the driving force. Bringing in revenue would not make me continue to blog, nor will the lack of it prevent me from continuing to write my blog. I have made a commitment to be here either way.
And my commitment to write is out of my passion to do something good, to learn, to inspire…to give myself a voice, give women a voice, give the animals a voice, and obviously give my readers an unedited platform to vent and rant and tell their stories. At this point I don’t think I couldn’t stop blogging if I wanted to.
That being said, I don’t say this to get recognition. Many people make sacrifices much more greater in life than I. And these sacrifices are my choice. It is my contribution. And I really enjoy doing it.
So yeah, I get a little pissy when I’m not getting a financial benefit from my years here, and greedy opportunists stroll in, read, see the dollar signs flash before their eyes…and then steal from me and others, and financially benefit from copying and claiming as their own.
However…why would I think that like life in the real world, the blog world would be any different? It isn’t. Greed lives here too.
She: Unfortunately it won’t be the last reminder that humans are greedy opportunists.
I’m done with my rant. Whatever you want to say, say it here. blog me.
Lastly, greed over a great story is surfacing from my “loyal”(?) readers. With all this back and forth about who owns what, that appears on my blog, let me reiterate that all material posted on my blog becomes the sole property of my blog. If you want to reserve any proprietary rights don’t post it to my blog. I will prominently display this caveat on my blog from now on to remind those who may have forgotten this notice.
Gratefully your blog host,
michelle
Aka BABE: We all know what this means by now :)
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