A Thoroughly Mundane Topic: Plagiarism

I normally wouldn't be writing a post like this, or on this topic, but in recent months several cases of internet pagan / occult plagiarism have received considerable attention. In one of these, an American author calling herself "Rochelle Moore" was found to have plagiarized several other authors to create a highly commercial text that she then marketed.
More recently a person called variously "Raven Avalon" and "Lady Abigail" was found to have plagiarized both works of art and photographs of well know people in running a Facebook Group and, apparently, in a self published text. Details of both these people can be found here:

http://sehnga.blogspot.com/

Most recently, a group opened up on Facebook with a "hate list" of so-called "goblins," many of whom have spoken out in favor of respecting the copyrights of authors and artists, proper attribution, and of publishing only original work under one's own name. Other people on the "hate list" have no discernible connection to any of this and the presence of their names is highly perplexing.

I'm writing this post to voice my support both for ethical attribution and for those ridiculously accused. The latter have been seen to include: Lisa Hunt (Artist); Wendy Rule (Vocalist); Shani Oates (Author); Raymond Buckland (Author); Macha Nightmare (Author/Editor); Alicia Folberth (Activist) and others.

It seems clear to me that the purveyors of this list are expressing a combination of "entitlement" issues and a collective "persecution complex."

My take: If you think I'm a "Meanie," so be it. If you don't like the fact that I've called out or pointed out some of the behaviors above, then feel free to contact me and take issue with the *issue.* Posting my name on a "hate list of persecutors" and hiding behind a facebook block is simply cowardice of the most lame and pathetic variety.