Plagiarism in the Digital Age: Practical Advice and a Personal Story of How My Work Was Stolen

Talk Copy to Me | Content + Copywriting Podcast

Is plagiarism a crime? You betcha. But regardless of the legal implications and ethical issues with stealing someone else's work, plagiarism in the digital age runs rampant.
Business owners, course creators, and creatives of any kind often have their intellectual property stolen from them. It's often discussed, and people definitely feel strongly about this, but I don't think you really GET how awful it feels to be plagiarized until someone does it to you.
And my friends, someone just did this to me. My website copy, podcast content, and likely even my course content was stolen by another online business owner for use on two (TWO!) of their business websites and their new podcast.
In this episode, I'll share real-world instances of plagiarism that online businesses' face and the consequences of plagiarism in general, but especially in marketing. I'll unpack the legal and ethical implications of plagiarism, share real-world examples of intellectual property theft, and explore strategies for ways you can protect your intellectual property and make sure that you don't accidentally use someone else's IP in your own work.
And yes, if you stay for the end you'll get ALLLL the deets about how another creator — an artist, if you can believe it — stole my work and what I had to do to reclaim my copy, content, and concepts.
It's been a doozy of the past couple of weeks, friends. A doozy!
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EPISODE 119.
Read the show notes and view the full transcript here: https://erinollila.com/plagiarism-in-the-digital-age-practical-advice-and-a-personal-story/
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Learn more about your host, Erin Ollila
Erin Ollila believes in the power of words and how a message can inform – and even transform – its intended audience. She graduated from Fairfield University with an M.F.A. in Creative Writing, and went on to co-found Spry, an award-winning online literary journal.
When Erin’s not helping her clients understand their website data or improve their website copy, you can catch her hosting the Talk Copy to Me podcast and guesting on shows such as Profit is a Choice, The Driven Woman Entrepreneur, Go Pitch Yourself, and Counsel Cast.
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