<br>Every social media savvy Nigerian knows Linda Ikeji, or need to know her, and it is almost difficult to have a discussion centred on online media in Nigeria without her name popping up, one way or another.By embodying that famous Nigerian can-do attitude, ex-model Linda prospered in making her name a recommendation point whenever individuals in Nigeria consider a successful news website. For this woman from modest starts, starting a blog site when her modelling career began to unwind was something to do, for the love of it, never ever for cash. This was some 6+ years back. Now, with the majority of the better-known corporate organisations in Nigeria contending for advert space on her blog, Linda’s passion has actually turned her into Nigeria’s premier blog writer, and wealthiest, by far.Over the years, Linda has set trends, affected federal government policy and provided Nigerians lots of things to speak about. 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 career would never ever be said to be that high flying, ended up being a star, and got to rub shoulders with those who declare ownership of the flashy world of glamour.<br>
<br>Maintaining a modest mien, Linda, initially, didn’t seem to care much about all the glamour, but she did keep in mind how far she had come and never ever stopped working to inform the world how she moved from not having a thousand Naira in her checking account a few years ago to getting to where she is today: all from having and regularly posting on her simple style blogspot site, from the convenience of her bedroom.As part of an interview panel a few weeks back, I heard interviewees gush about just how much they appreciate Linda’s work ethics and her capability to record and own a segment. ‘She’s so good, she makes her blogging seem like chatting with your friends,’ one impressive ambitious writer gushed when asked what she believes is the Linda Ikeji magic. I agreed with her. I believe Linda Ikeji is sensational, in her consistency. As somebody who aspires to the writer tag, I know firsthand how hard staying on track is.Advertisement<br>
<br>Some weeks earlier, Linda posted that she had obtained a brand new Range Rover 4X4 and social media went abuzz. Many individuals wondered if spending 24 million on one car makes sense, specifically if you currently have 2 great cars and trucks in a country where (as the IMF can’t stop telling the world) the average individual subsists on less than a dollar a day. However, there were those who felt it was an excellent move: a grand statement that the blogger had actually signed up with the world of the extremely rich.Linda Ikeji flaunts her wheels. Photo: Linda Ikeji’s Blog<br>
<br>Perhaps it was the interest created by the purchase, but Nigerian social networks remains abuzz. Not with the news of the incredibly automobile, however around something that has actually evaded the girl’s heels for years: the question of what lots of view as her rampant plagiarism.Now, you ‘d need to visit Linda’s blog to better comprehend her style, but the reality is that, typically, beyond the 2 liners she includes, she can’t claim ownership to many of the material. In the new age of very fast breaking news and countless individual blogs, copying and pasting is ending up being 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 product without attribution or authorization started on October 4 2014, a lot of people rapidly got on her case.22/ 32 Despite making tens of countless US$ on a monthly basis from her website, @LindaIkeji picks to willfully overlook ALL copyright holders,- Mr. Aye Dee (@MrAyeDee) October 5, 2014
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<br>Linda Ikeji steals articles and is termed 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 fans: I do not think in ‘haters’. I do not believe it’s disliking. I simply think it’s a refusal to accept her legitimacy. But it exists, strong.- Chude Jideonwo (@Chude) October 4, 2014Advertisement<br>
<br>Leave Linda Ikeji alone. Start your own blog. Run it the method you want. Then buy your own Range Rover.- Ohimai Amaize (@MrFixNigeria) October 4, 2014
When all is said and done, the reality will stay as glaring as it is easy: The internet is seriously challenging the existing copyright laws and the sheer number of violations makes most efforts at persecution a very tall order. However, the fact likewise mentions rights and wrongs: Stealing someone’s copyright is incorrect and making a revenue out of it is even worse.As I have actually said before, most content owners are OK with others using part of their work (with attribution and a link back to the original source) however are unhappy with the copy and paste reporters who believe it is reasonable play to populate their websites with contents that are the fruit of somebody’s extreme labour.Advertisement<br>
<br>I won’t claim to be saintish. Nobody is. And I am sure there are a number of methods to excuse Linda’s alleged disobediences, but those reasons pale in the light of the oft-repeated assertion that she disregards individuals who attempt to call her when she infringes on their copyright.That’s regrettable. For somebody who is a motivation to lots of young individuals here, she requires to know that there is significant distinction between a and an IP. For a news release, most content owners will enjoy that it is being reposted throughout the web. As a motivator and good example, Linda needs to begin teaching those who appreciate her that a piece like the one you read, as unattractive as it might appear, is somebody’s child and like the majority of children, you need to ask the moms and dad for consent 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 a message back home, with a track back.She needs to reveal that beyond the hype, she can up her video game and set the best type of standards.<br>