Filipino blogger's blogs being copied?

Quote from: http://www.bartelby.net/59/3/imitationist.html

Wow! A Filipino blogger reports about being copied by a Malaysian blogger - not once but twice (!), word-for-word and no acknowledgement whatsoever! In his blog, Jaypee Habaradas tells the full story.

The newest update was that the Malaysian guy apparently apologized to Mr. Baradas about the whole thing. Buti na lang the said Filipino is not only worth-copying from, but he is kind and mabait as well for readily forgiving the copy-cat.

This brings to mind my first post on this blog, about how Filipinos can blog very well because it seems innate in the Filipino character to be makwento and mabusisi about details. Thus a Filipino blog has a great potential to be at par with the world's bests. The downside is that nakokopya ka because magaling ka!

The Jaypee Habaradas incident may not be an isolated one, nor will it be the last for a Filipino. As long as there are lazy people who want instant "products" (tangible or intangible) and do not want to pay for it (in anyway possible) - theft will be a mainstay even in blogosphere.

While imitation is flaterring (to know that there are lesser gods than thou), I doubt that sincerity plays a part in there, except to sincerely admit to one's self that he/she is so lazy to make quality content on his/her own, and too brazenly arrogant to even quote the original author. (*blood buzzing behind my ears now*)

In a forum there was this member who reportedly authored an article on domain names, he even posted some links and showed us his "rough drafts", and the resulting products on his former site. Then I stumbled upon an article on a live website about the same topic. I noticed the uncanny similarity of this one to the article posted by that member on the forum; the way the data was arranged, the choice of words, the flow of the story. This prompted me to post it on one of the forum threads.

Forum members have been urging him to take a fighting stance about this copy-cat (who has the audacity to post at the footer of his site a copyright legalese). This forum member refused. Apparently, he has been "battling" the lazy-bunch copy-cats out there for sometime now (on many instances, I believe) that he has lost his appetite for battle anymore.

To cut the story short, the copy-cat has enforced his copyright legalese and the forum member's webpage (where the article was on) was taken down.

Huh?! The supposed originator was now the accused? (*Gulong ng Palad music here*)

I guess, Mr. Habaradas is still fortunate by a wide margin. And yes, that Malaysian guy as well.