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<br>Every social networks savvy Nigerian knows Linda Ikeji, or must know her, and it is practically impossible to have a conversation centred on online media in Nigeria without her name appearing, one way or another.By embodying that renowned Nigerian can-do attitude, ex-model Linda prospered in making her name a recommendation point whenever people in Nigeria believe about a successful news website. For this woman from modest beginnings, beginning a blog site when her modelling profession began to wind down was something to do, for the love of it, never ever for money. This was some 6+ years ago. Now, with most of the better-known business organisations in Nigeria vying for advert area on her blog, Linda’s enthusiasm has turned her into Nigeria’s premier blog writer, and richest, by far.Over the years, Linda has set trends, affected government policy and provided Nigerians loads of things to discuss. Fearing what an unfavorable exposé on her blog would do their image or professions, stars of all kinds gravitated to her, and Linda, whose modelling profession would never be said to be that high flying, became a star, and got to rub shoulders with those who claim ownership of the flashy world of glamour.<br>
<br>Maintaining a modest mien, Linda, initially, didn’t appear to care much about all the glamour, but she did remember how far she had actually come and never ever failed to tell the world how she moved from not having a thousand Naira in her savings account a couple of years ago to getting to where she is today: all from having and regularly publishing on her simple style blogspot site, from the convenience of her bedroom.As part of an interview panel a couple of weeks back, I heard interviewees gush about just how much they admire Linda’s work ethics and her capability to capture and own a segment. ‘She’s so excellent, she makes her blogging appear like chatting with your friends,’ one amazing aspiring writer gushed when asked what she believes is the Linda Ikeji magic. I agreed with her. I believe Linda Ikeji is remarkable, in her consistency. As someone who aims to the writer tag, I know direct how challenging staying on track is.Advertisement<br>
<br>Some weeks back, Linda posted that she had acquired a brand name new Range Rover 4X4 and social networks went abuzz. Many individuals questioned if spending 24 million on one car makes good sense, particularly if you already have two great cars in a country where (as the IMF can’t stop informing the world) the typical individual subsists on less than a dollar a day. However, there were those who felt it was an excellent move: a grand announcement that the blogger had signed up with the world of the incredibly rich.Linda Ikeji displays her wheels. Photo: Linda Ikeji’s Blog<br>
<br>Perhaps it was the interest created by the purchase, but Nigerian social media remains abuzz. Not with the news of the incredibly car, but around something that has actually dodged the girl’s heels for several years: the question of what lots of view as her rampant plagiarism.Now, you ‘d require to go to Linda’s blog site to much better understand her design, however the reality is that, normally, beyond the 2 liners she adds, she can’t claim ownership to most of the material. In the new age of extremely quick breaking news and millions of individual blog sites, copying and pasting is becoming more rampant and, in places such as Nigeria, is erroneously being perceived as the norm.As quickly as the twitter furore over Linda’s recent use of somebody’s material without attribution or permission started on October 4 2014, a great deal of people rapidly got on her case.22/ 32 Despite making tens of countless US$ every month from her site, @LindaIkeji selects to willfully disregard ALL copyright holders,- Mr. Aye Dee (@MrAyeDee) October 5, 2014
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<br>Linda Ikeji takes articles and is described effective. If you call her out, it’s beef. This is why politicians steal our wealth & are hailed.- Ikenna Ronald Nzimora (@ronaldnzimora) October 5, 2014
https://twitter.com/sugabelly/status/518772004540153856But, Linda is not without her supporters: I do not think in ‘haters’. I don’t think it’s hating. I just believe it’s a rejection to accept her authenticity. But it is there, strong.- Chude Jideonwo (@Chude) October 4, 2014Advertisement<br>
<br>Leave Linda Ikeji alone. Start your own blog. Run it the way you want. Then buy your own Range Rover.- Ohimai Amaize (@MrFixNigeria) October 4, 2014
When all is stated and done, the fact will stay as glaring as it is basic: The web is seriously challenging the existing copyright laws and the sheer variety of infringements makes most efforts at persecution a very tall order. However, the truth likewise speaks of rights and wrongs: Stealing somebody’s copyright is wrong and earning a profit out of it is even worse.As I have actually said in the past, most content owners are OK with others using part of their work (with attribution and a link back to the initial source) but are unhappy with the copy and paste journalists who think it is fair play to populate their sites with contents that are the fruit of someone’s extreme labour.Advertisement<br>
<br>I will not claim to be saintish. No one is. And I make sure there are several ways to excuse Linda’s alleged transgressions, however those excuses pale in the light of the oft-repeated assertion that she ignores individuals who try to call her when she infringes on their copyright.That’s too bad. For someone who is an inspiration to numerous young people here, she needs to know that there is marked difference in between a press release and an IP. For a press release, most content owners will more than happy that it is being reposted across the web. As an incentive and design, Linda requires to begin teaching those who appreciate her that a piece like the one you read, as unappealing as it may appear, is somebody’s child and like a lot of babies, you need to ask the moms and dad for authorization before you take them on a trip away from home. And after, let me understand where my infant is and how far she’s travelled by sending out a message back home, with a track back.She needs to show that beyond the hype, she can up her video game and set the right kind of standards.<br>
