Research Guides: Copyright and Fair Use: DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!

The Story of Cooks Source, or But Honestly Monica

"But honestly Monica,

the web is considered "public domain"

and you should be happy we just didn't

"lift" your whole article and

put someone else's name on it!"

NOPE.

Copyright Infringement and Me
The story as told by the plagiarized author.
The Cooks Source Scandal: How a Magazine Profits on Theft
"'...An amateur medieval enthusiast,' went home last Thursday and discovered that an article she had written on Gode Cookery, which contained a clear copyright notice at the bottom of the webpage, had been reprinted on Page 10 in Cooks Source‘s October 2010 issue." A summary from the Reluctant Habits blog.
Cook's Source Infringement Controversy
An account of the episode from Wikipedia.
A Tale of Two Tarts
The original webpage.