A. I agree with that. However, the people listed on my CopyXone page are taking full credit. No one cares if you make your own Surf Box or Scope Builder, but it's wrong to use an exact duplicate of someone elses. Do your own work. Chrysler and Ford both make automobiles, but I think there'd be hell to pay if one company bought the other's cars, then tried to pass them off as their own.

There's also the issue of linking. Maybe you changed the layout of somebody's web page completely. But if your page is still powered by that person's cgi bin, you're essentially stealing bandwith. For that reason, I've included these types of pages as well.

A. Just like HTML tags, the English language is free. Nobody claims ownership of any one word. However, any of these words can be stung together to create things, such as a story.

Margaret Mitchell strung quite a few of them together to create "Gone With The Wind". Since all of the words in her book are free, could I copy the story and put my name on it? Of course not. I'd be quilty of plagiarism. How would a judge react if I said, "But Your Honor!, She doesn't own the English language!!!"

You see, the individual tags and words are free, but once you configure them in a unique manner, you can obtain a copyright.

This applies to music too. Nobody owns the notes, but that doesn't mean I can record Stairway To Heaven without giving credit to Led Zepplin.

Q. Huh?

What would you do if your child was caught copying his/her classmate's homework and putting their name on it? Would you tell the classmates to quit being so selfish? Would you justify it by telling the cry-baby teacher that your child did it as an effort to learn something?

If you want to learn how to create web pages, use the following links:

Draac's HTML School
Basic Codes

A. Sorry. But you've given me the impression that you like seeing your name on other peoples pages.

You've earned the status of which you've been given. Remove your name from the page you copied, and I'll remove your name from the Copy Xone.

A. That's funny. I'd like to ask the same question. Why is it so important to you to get credit for the page? The original authors worked hard to create their pages. What's wrong with wanting credit for it? That's not selfishness. Credit is their only reward.

• Somebody else came up the idea.
  
• Somebody else wrote the program.
  
• Somebody else debugged it.
• Somebody else designed the layout of the page.
  

A. No. Slander is defined as the expression of damaging or malicious opinions. I'm not looking to ruin anyone's reputation here. Nor am I encouraging anyone else to do so. There are no insults or personal attacks directed toward anyone listed at The Copy Xone. I just supply the facts. Visitors to the page can draw their own conclusions regarding the character of those listed.

A. Creating original web pages is my hobby. What's yours?

A. I just told you: It's my hobby. And, judging by the page-hit counter, it's a rewarding one. Anyone who works hard on a web page knows the gratification of seeing its success. They also know the insult of seeing someone else taking credit for it.

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