http://www.blogherald.com/2005/03/31/ethics-and-blogging-inspiration-not-copying/ The leading source of news covering social media and the blogosphere. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:52:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.blogherald.com/2005/03/31/ethics-and-blogging-inspiration-not-copying/comment-page-1/#comment-201271 Give Credit When Credit is Due: Skip The Middle Man : The Blog Herald Mon, 03 Sep 2007 19:08:07 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2005/03/31/ethics-and-blogging-inspiration-not-copying/#comment-201271 [...] Ethics and Blogging: Inspiration not copying [...] [...] Ethics and Blogging: Inspiration not copying [...]

]]> http://www.blogherald.com/2005/03/31/ethics-and-blogging-inspiration-not-copying/comment-page-1/#comment-20319 Jason Thu, 31 Mar 2005 16:18:23 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2005/03/31/ethics-and-blogging-inspiration-not-copying/#comment-20319 I would not copy code, as it is protected IP. However, being "inspired" by the look and feel and building your own version keeps innovation having. so, i'm ok with people building off what we have done... there are a dozen weblogs, Inc. knock offs already (some could argue we knocked of Nick in fact), and I find it fun to watch. if they do something innovative we can always add it to our blogs. I would not copy code, as it is protected IP. However, being “inspired” by the look and feel and building your own version keeps innovation having. so, i’m ok with people building off what we have done… there are a dozen weblogs, Inc. knock offs already (some could argue we knocked of Nick in fact), and I find it fun to watch. if they do something innovative we can always add it to our blogs.

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