Ever hear anyone say that they can publish something without permission because it was on the internet, and the internet is "public domain"? Ever hear such nonsense from the mouth of an "editor"?
Do you want to?
This is a case of poor behavior from the outset, and an even more distasteful series of responses after the fact. I've been reading a lot about plagiarism on the net these day; this anecdote, given the circumstances that it's an actual editor spouting this fallacious drivel, gives more than a little credence to some of these stories...
Horror Culture in the New Millennium: Digital Dissonance and Technohorror
In 2016, I began playing around with the idea of writing a non-fiction text that might explore the changing face of dark storytelling. I hav...
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If you spend any real time at the word processor, you understand that sometimes the writing flows and you just know in your heart and in you...
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Supernatural narratives represent an important component of our storytelling heritage. These stories—including fairy tales, urban legends,... -
It doesn't get much more depressing than this story . Many years ago (like three or four) it would have been unheard of for kids this yo...
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Here's the Washington Post's HILARIOUS take on it:
Cooks Source Editor Response
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