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Copycat Attack: Fed up Microsoft Dynamics bloggers vent over content misuse

by Jason Gumpert
Editor, MSDynamicsWorld.com

If you've ever toiled over a piece of writing, only to have it copied and passed off by others as their own, then you know that moment of anger when you realize what has happened. In the world of online media, it really couldn't be easier to get started in a life of plagiarism - it's as simple as copy, paste, and submit.

And the Microsoft Dynamics community is not immune to such bad behavior.  We periodically spot MSDynamicsWorld.com articles copied onto different sites, anything from authorless corporate blogs to professional publications. Usually a friendly email will resolve the issue, but occasionally it takes a few more pokes.

But as this past week neared its end, we got a look at some apparently new copycat cases happening right under the noses of hard working bloggers who write for the Microsoft Dynamics CRM community. And in at least one case, there appears to be nothing innocent about it.

One case started and ended in fairly short order, and it was your run of the mill content misuse situation.

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About Jason Gumpert

As the editor of MSDynamicsWorld.com, Jason oversees all editorial content on the site and at our events, as well as providing site management and strategy. He can be reached at jgumpert@msdynamicsworld.com.

Prior to co-founding MSDynamicsWorld.com, Jason was a Principal Software Consultant at Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC), where he implemented solutions, trained customers, managed software development, and spent some time in the pre-sales engineering organization. He has also held consulting positions at CSC Consulting and Monitor Group.

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