<br>Every social networks savvy Nigerian understands Linda Ikeji, or must know her, and it is practically difficult to have a conversation centred on online media in Nigeria without her name turning up, one method or another.By embodying that famous Nigerian can-do attitude, ex-model Linda succeeded in making her name a recommendation point whenever people in Nigeria consider an effective news site. For this girl from simple beginnings, starting a blog when her modelling profession started to wind down was something to do, for the love of it, never ever for cash. This was some 6+ years ago. Now, with the majority of the better-known corporate organisations in Nigeria competing for advert space on her blog site, Linda’s passion has turned her into Nigeria’s premier blogger, and richest, by far.Over the years, Linda has set patterns, affected federal government policy and gave Nigerians lots of things to discuss. Fearing what an unfavorable exposé on her blog would do their image or careers, stars of all kinds gravitated to her, and Linda, whose would never ever be said to be that high flying, became a celebrity, and got to rub shoulders with those who declare ownership of the glitzy world of glamour.<br>
<br>Maintaining a humble mien, Linda, initially, didn’t appear to care much about all the glamour, but she did remember how far she had come and never ever failed to tell the world how she moved from not having a thousand Naira in her savings account a few years ago to getting to where she is today: all from having and regularly posting on her simple design blogspot site, from the comfort of her bedroom.As part of an interview panel a couple of weeks back, I heard interviewees gush about just how much they appreciate Linda’s work principles and her capability to capture and own a segment. ‘She’s so excellent, she makes her blogging look like talking with your buddies,’ one amazing aspiring author gushed when asked what she thinks is the Linda Ikeji magic. I concurred with her. I believe Linda Ikeji is phenomenal, in her consistency. As somebody who aspires to the writer tag, I know direct how difficult staying on track is.Advertisement<br>
<br>Some weeks ago, Linda published that she had actually gotten a brand name brand-new Range Rover 4X4 and social media went abuzz. Many people wondered if costs 24 million on one vehicle makes sense, specifically if you currently have two great cars and trucks in a nation where (as the IMF can’t stop informing the world) the typical person subsists on less than a dollar a day. However, there were those who felt it was a great move: a grand statement that the blog writer had actually signed up with the world of the super rich.Linda Ikeji flaunts her wheels. Photo: Linda Ikeji’s Blog<br>
<br>Perhaps it was the interest generated by the purchase, but Nigerian social media remains abuzz. Not with the news of the extremely vehicle, however around something that has dodged the girl’s heels for many years: the concern of what many see as her rampant plagiarism.Now, you ‘d need to check out Linda’s blog site to much better understand her style, however the reality is that, normally, beyond the two liners she adds, she can’t declare ownership to the majority of the content. In the brand-new age of very quick breaking news and countless personal blogs, copying and pasting is becoming more rampant and, in locations such as Nigeria, is incorrectly being viewed as the norm.As quickly as the twitter furore over Linda’s recent use of somebody’s product without attribution or permission began on October 4 2014, a great deal of individuals quickly got on her case.22/ 32 Despite making tens of countless US$ every month from her site, @LindaIkeji picks to willfully disregard ALL copyright holders,- Mr. Aye Dee (@MrAyeDee) October 5, 2014
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<br>Linda Ikeji steals posts and is called successful. If you call her out, it’s beef. This is why politicians take our wealth & are hailed.- Ikenna Ronald Nzimora (@ronaldnzimora) October 5, 2014
https://twitter.com/sugabelly/status/518772004540153856But, Linda is not without her advocates: I do not believe in ‘haters’. I do not believe it’s hating. I simply think it’s a refusal to accept her authenticity. But it is there, solid.- Chude Jideonwo (@Chude) October 4, 2014Advertisement<br>
<br>Leave Linda Ikeji alone. Start your own blog. Run it the method you desire. Then purchase your own Range Rover.- Ohimai Amaize (@MrFixNigeria) October 4, 2014
When all is said and done, the truth will remain as glaring as it is easy: The web is seriously challenging the existing copyright laws and the large number of violations makes most attempts at persecution an extremely tall order. However, the truth likewise speaks of rights and wrongs: Stealing someone’s copyright is wrong and making an earnings out of it is even worse.As I have actually stated previously, most content owners are OK with others utilizing part of their work (with attribution and a link back to the initial source) but are dissatisfied with the copy and paste journalists who believe it is reasonable play to populate their sites with contents that are the fruit of somebody’s extreme labour.Advertisement<br>
<br>I won’t claim to be saintish. No one is. And I am sure there are numerous methods to excuse Linda’s supposed transgressions, however those excuses pale in the light of the oft-repeated assertion that she overlooks people who try to contact her when she infringes on their copyright.That’s regrettable. For someone who is an inspiration to lots of young people here, she requires to understand that there is marked distinction in between a press release and an IP. For a press release, most content owners will be happy that it is being reposted throughout the web. As a motivator and role model, Linda needs to start teaching those who admire her that a piece like the one you’re checking out, as unattractive as it might appear, is somebody’s infant and like a lot of babies, you require to ask the parent for permission before you take them on a trip far from home. And after, let me know where my child is and how far she’s taken a trip by sending out a message back home, with a track back.She requires to reveal that beyond the hype, she can up her game and set the ideal type of standards.<br>