So, just out of curiosity, I did a little Google blog search for the name "freeamerica", just to see if she was lurking out there. One interesting tidbit I stumbled across was a blog called "Save American Liberty" penned by someone who goes by the name "FreeAmerica" which, coincidentally, has the same layout as her "Where's the Change" blog. Now, I'm not saying it's the same person, because that same search I did came up with several instances that didn't refer to her. However, in the unfortunate event that she's felt the need to go more covert in her blogging [without actually changing her pseudonym], I thought I'd poke the fire to see what came out.
On a few occasions, this blog seemed to simply cut and paste articles from other sites, but they did [however losely] cite those sources. But, it didn't seem to happen every time. So, I did another simple Google search and turns out, there's a lot of cutting and pasting going on. Among others, this post is simply a cut and paste of an opinion piece written for the Wall St. Journal. Then there's this post, which is a cut and paste of a Washington Post article. There's more, but you get the point. So, I thought it begged at least one question:
If it is her, I'd find it amusing for many reasons. If not, I may need to change my tag line.
Does the Washington Post, among other on-line publications, know you're cutting and pasting their material into your blog without citing it?
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