WHAT' IS "THE RIGHT CLICK SYNDROME"?
- Is it contagious?
- How do I know if I have been infected?
- How do others know if I'm infected?
- How long does it last?
- What can I do to recover?
- Are there any lasting effects?
- Will others know I'm infected?
WHAT IS "THE RIGHT CLICK SYNDROME"? The right click syndrome is a chronic condition that compels ActiveRain members so infected to engage in serial copyright infringement.
Is it contagious? No! Members with common sense and a respect for the property rights of others have a natural resistance to the compulsion to right click on images and text content originated by another person.
How do I know if I have been infected? You know.
How do others know if I'm infected? Many members have taken precautions and engage only in "safe blogging" using only text content written by themselves, images created by themselves or images purchased from copyright owners or authorized vendors with careful practices of only using property attributed or licensed images or articles. 
Are there any visible symptoms of the infection? Google knows and Google tells anyone who takes the time to research the symptoms of your condition by image and content searches by titles, keywords, descriptions or copyright owners' signatures. Most members infected with "the right click syndrome" have no knowledge of how easy their condition can be observed.
How long does it last? Sadly, "the right click syndrome" will linger in the infected member's mind until they have either been caught, identified, exposed and developed either a respect for the property rights of others or developed the fear of exposure. Like many conditions, indulgence in these risky behaviors may lead to habitual manifestations of the symptom of "serial plagiarizer".
What can I do to recover? Avoid direct contact with sources of copyright protected material and resist inserting any text content or image in your blog post that you did not originate or purchase for republishing on a commercial web site.
Are there any lasting effects? Unknown. Most who have recovered have been identified and paid damages to the originator of the content used. Many formerly infected posters suffer from repeated "twinges" when writing posts that they believe would benefit from a "little image", but have none of their own, are not willing to pay for a license or "don't believe that their condition will be recognized" by other members.
Will others know I'm infected? Quite likely. The condition is visible and identifiable by persons with experience in Google search for the manifestation of the condition.
BE CAREFUL. BE SAFE. DON'T INDULGE IN RISKY BLOGGING.
From the U.S. Copyright Office
Is it legal to download works from peer-to-peer networks and if not, what is the penalty for doing so?
* * * * Anyone found to have infringed a copyrighted work may be liable for statutory damages up to $30,000 for each work infringed and, if willful infringement is proven by the copyright owner, that amount may be increased up to $150,000 for each work infringed. In addition, an infringer of a work may also be liable for the attorney's fees incurred by the copyright owner to enforce his or her rights. More. . . .
What is copyright infringement?
As a general matter, copyright infringement occurs when a copyrighted work is reproduced, distributed, performed, publicly displayed, or made into a derivative work without the permission of the copyright owner. More. . .
Courtesy, Lenn Harley, Broker, Homefinders.com, 800-711-7988, E-mai.
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