It’s Shark Week on the Discovery Channel, but here on Diana’s Diversions, it’s Theft Week. It’s all I can talk about.
Second Rounds: Interesting conversation about the definition of plagiarism and the concept of “stealing ideas” going on in the comments section of my last post. Oddly enough, I’ve already had this conversation once before (it might even have been with the same poster) on The Knight Agency Blog. The truth of the matter is that I do believe there is such a thing as stealing ideas, especially when the stolen idea is unpublished/unproduced. However, vast themes of human experience and vague concepts (say, a school for wizards or a secret society), are not the property of any one individual. I’d love to see the discussion continued though, because I believe it strikes at the very heart of artistic creation. What is yours, and what is everyone’s?
Scammers: Speaking of The Knight Agency, stealing appears to be rampant these days, as my agent, Deidre Knight, has recently become a victim of identity theft. If anyone has received a fraudulent email from her, please help her discover the identity of this idiot.
