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I built my first website back in 1995. It was about sugar gliders, and was the first of millions of sites to come that would be devoted to those intriguing little creatures. It actually even made Netscape Cool Site of the Day one time. Of course, back then there were only about 37 websites in [...]

Well, I gave them a chance. They have completely ignored me. So here I am once more, asking for your help to spread the word about plagiarism. This post on their GeeksBlog website is using one of my dad’s copyrighted images, without the courtesy of giving him credit or even so much as a linkback [...]

Amidst much continued protesting of “we didn’t know” and “it didn’t say it was copyrighted” and “everybody else does it,” (not to mention the references to how “rude” my friends and I were for complaining — stealing people’s work is what’s rude!) and “we don’t make any profit” when there are ads all over the [...]

The flurry of e-mails (thank you!) generated by my previous message about WackyWits.com’s use of one of my dad’s original cartoons finally prompted a response:
We have had an e-mail from your daughter re a page done a long while ago. She has said we used one of your pictures. This picture was freely available on [...]

This Sandi V. woman runs a for-profit humor website called “WackyWits.com,” and a Yahoo! mailing list called “Thingos.” On her site, she has a six-paragraph page about copyright infringement, with numerous links to the US Copyright code. Yet this image, which she claims ownership of, contains an original cartoon that my dad created, which was [...]

Circuit Court for Multnomah County Parking Tag Office
PO Box 78
Portland, OR 97207-0178
Re: Parking Violation #HA00696951
On October 5, 2006, I returned to my car after an evening class to find I had been issued a parking citation for 90% blocking the crosswalk on NW Overton Street at 23rd Avenue.
Since there are no crosswalk lines painted on [...]

And from the “What the #$%#*& were they THINKING?” department (which might more aptly be named the “Why the @#$%%$^ weren’t they THINKING?” department), we bring you this breaking news from Portland, OR…
Providence Health Systems apparently thought that having various managers carry copies of electronic patient data around with them was a better idea than [...]