A Tale of Plagiarism one too many For Nigeria’s Linda Ikeji

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<br>Every social networks savvy Nigerian understands Linda Ikeji, or need to understand her, and it is practically impossible to have a discussion centred on online media in Nigeria without her name turning up, one method or another.By embodying that famous Nigerian can-do mindset, ex-model Linda was successful in making her name a referral point whenever individuals in Nigeria think of an effective news website. For this woman from humble starts, beginning a blog site when her modelling profession started to wind down was something to do, for the love of it, never for cash. This was some 6+ years ago. Now, with many of the organisations in Nigeria contending for advert area on her blog site, Linda’s enthusiasm has actually turned her into Nigeria’s premier blog writer, and richest, by far.Over the years, Linda has set trends, impacted government policy and provided Nigerians heaps of things to speak about. Fearing what an unfavorable exposé on her blog site would do their image or careers, stars of all kinds gravitated to her, and Linda, whose modelling career would never be stated to be that high flying, became a star, and got to rub shoulders with those who declare ownership of the glitzy world of glamour.<br>
<br>Maintaining a humble mien, Linda, initially, didn’t seem to care much about all the glamour, however she did keep in mind how far she had come and never ever failed to tell the world how she moved from not having a thousand Naira in her bank account a few years ago to getting to where she is today: all from having and regularly posting on her basic style blogspot website, from the comfort of her bedroom.As part of an interview panel a couple of weeks earlier, I heard interviewees gush about just how much they appreciate Linda’s work ethics and her capability to catch and own a segment. ‘She’s so great, she makes her blogging appear like talking with your pals,’ one amazing ambitious author gushed when asked what she believes is the Linda Ikeji magic. I concurred with her. I believe Linda Ikeji is incredible, in her consistency. As somebody who strives to the author tag, I know firsthand how hard staying on track is.Advertisement<br>
<br>Some weeks back, Linda posted that she had actually obtained a brand new Range Rover 4X4 and social media went abuzz. Many individuals questioned if costs 24 million on one car makes sense, particularly if you currently have 2 great cars and trucks in a country where (as the IMF can’t stop informing the world) the typical person subsists on less than a dollar a day. However, there were those who felt it was a good move: a grand announcement that the blogger had joined the world of the very rich.Linda Ikeji flaunts her wheels. Photo: Linda Ikeji’s Blog<br>
<br>Perhaps it was the interest produced by the purchase, however Nigerian social media remains abuzz. Not with the news of the incredibly cars and truck, but around something that has actually dodged the lady’s heels for several years: the concern of what numerous see as her rampant plagiarism.Now, you ‘d require to check out Linda’s blog to much better understand her style, but the reality is that, usually, beyond the two liners she adds, she can’t declare ownership to many of the content. In the new age of very quick breaking news and millions of personal blog sites, copying and pasting is becoming more widespread and, in places such as Nigeria, is incorrectly being perceived as the norm.As quickly as the twitter furore over Linda’s recent usage of someone’s product without attribution or permission started on October 4 2014, a lot of individuals quickly got on her case.22/ 32 Despite making tens of thousands of US$ each month from her site, @LindaIkeji chooses to willfully neglect ALL copyright holders,- Mr. Aye Dee (@MrAyeDee) October 5, 2014
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<br>Linda Ikeji steals posts and is described successful. If you call her out, it’s beef. This is why political leaders take our wealth & are hailed.- Ikenna Ronald Nzimora (@ronaldnzimora) October 5, 2014
https://twitter.com/sugabelly/status/518772004540153856But, Linda is not without her supporters: I don’t think in ‘haters’. I don’t believe it’s disliking. I just believe it’s a refusal to accept her authenticity. But it exists, solid.- Chude Jideonwo (@Chude) October 4, 2014Advertisement<br>
<br>Leave Linda Ikeji alone. Start your own blog site. Run it the way you want. Then buy your own Range Rover.- Ohimai Amaize (@MrFixNigeria) October 4, 2014
When all is stated and done, the fact will stay as glaring as it is simple: The internet is seriously challenging the existing copyright laws and the large variety of violations makes most efforts at persecution a really high order. However, the reality also mentions rights and wrongs: Stealing someone’s copyright is incorrect and earning a profit out of it is even worse.As I have actually stated in the past, most content owners are OK with others utilizing part of their work (with attribution and a link back to the initial source) however are unhappy with the copy and paste reporters who believe it is fair play to occupy their sites with contents that are the fruit of somebody’s extreme labour.Advertisement<br>
<br>I will not claim to be saintish. No one is. And I make sure there are several methods to excuse Linda’s alleged transgressions, but those excuses pale in the light of the oft-repeated assertion that she ignores individuals who try to call her when she infringes on their copyright.That’s too bad. For somebody who is a motivation to many youths here, she requires to know that there is significant difference between a news release and an IP. For a news release, most content owners will be happy that it is being reposted across the internet. As a motivator and role model, Linda requires to start teaching those who look up to her that a piece like the one you read, as unattractive as it may appear, is somebody’s baby and like many infants, you need to ask the parent for permission before you take them on a journey far from home. And after, let me understand where my child is and how far she’s travelled by sending a message back home, with a track back.She requires to show that beyond the hype, she can up her video game and set the right kind of standards.<br>

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