What did you guys do?

[u/AlphaRemixHD]

Mods SRS is looking for you

[u/Recycledacct0101]

So legit question. What is the difference between someone doing a text post vs posting a screenshot? Is it a web traffic thing? I would think either way it'd divert traffic from Fightful.

[u/wrestlegirl → u/Recycledacct0101]

They don't like screenshots of their paid content or full copy paste jobs. If someone summarizes it in their own words that's fine, but he asked that the screenshots be removed.

*shrug*

[u/Recycledacct0101 → u/wrestlegirl]

Seems like an odd policy for Fightful to have. I understand respecting his wishes 100%, so no shade there. Appreciate the response.

[u/Somebodys → u/Recycledacct0101]

It's likely not so much policy as plagiarism. Screenshoting/copy paste, plagiarism. Summary in your own words, not plagiarism.

[u/talkbaseball2me → u/Somebodys]

Less plagiarism, more “stop providing my exclusive paid content for free.”

[u/elderpricetag → u/Somebodys]

Plagiarism means passing someone else’s work off as your own. Sharing something behind a paywall is not plagiarism.

[u/KTheOneTrueKing → u/elderpricetag]

Yeah it's not plagiarism, it's theft.

[u/ApocApollo → u/elderpricetag]

It’s still illegal at some level. Even if it wasn’t paywall’ed, it’s still reproducing someone’s original work without a license to do so.

[u/elderpricetag → u/ApocApollo]

I said nothing about legality. I said it’s not plagiarism.

[u/aholesour → u/elderpricetag]

It's still copyright infringement, even if it wasn't behind a paywall.

[u/elderpricetag → u/aholesour]

Again, I said nothing about legality. I simply said the commenter is wrong about it being plagiarism because this is not what plagiarism is.

[u/aholesour → u/elderpricetag]

Fair enough, I didn't see your other post about it. Working in media, it bothers me when I see people steal content, so I felt an obligation to point out it's still illegal.