Every social networks savvy Nigerian understands Linda Ikeji, or must understand her, and it is nearly difficult to have a discussion centred on online media in Nigeria without her name turning up, one method or another.By embodying that well known Nigerian can-do mindset, ex-model Linda was successful in making her name a reference point whenever individuals in Nigeria consider an effective news website. For this lady from modest 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 earlier. Now, with most of the better-known business organisations in Nigeria contending for advert area on her blog site, Linda’s enthusiasm has actually turned her into Nigeria’s premier blogger, and wealthiest, by far.Over the years, Linda has set patterns, affected government policy and provided Nigerians lots of things to talk about. Fearing what an unfavorable exposé on her blog site would do their image or professions, stars of all kinds gravitated to her, and Linda, whose modelling profession would never ever be stated to be that high flying, ended up being a star, and got to rub shoulders with those who declare ownership of the glitzy world of glamour.
Maintaining a simple mien, Linda, initially, didn’t seem to care much about all the glamour, however she did keep in mind how far she had come and never failed to tell the world how she moved from not having a thousand Naira in her bank account a few years ago to getting to where she is today: all from having and consistently posting on her basic design blogspot site, from the convenience of her bedroom.As part of an interview panel a couple of weeks ago, I heard interviewees gush about just how much they admire Linda’s work principles and her ability to capture and own a sector. ‘She’s so excellent, she makes her blogging appear like talking with your buddies,’ one amazing hopeful author gushed when asked what she thinks is the Linda Ikeji magic. I concurred with her. I believe Linda Ikeji is extraordinary, in her consistency. As someone who desires the author tag, I know firsthand how tough staying on track is.Advertisement
Some weeks back, Linda posted that she had actually gotten a brand new Range Rover 4X4 and social networks went abuzz. Many people wondered if spending 24 million on one car makes good sense, particularly if you already have two very great automobiles in a nation where (as the IMF can’t stop telling the world) the subsists on less than a dollar a day. However, there were those who felt it was an excellent move: a grand statement that the blog writer had joined the world of the extremely rich.Linda Ikeji flaunts her wheels. Photo: Linda Ikeji’s Blog
Perhaps it was the interest created by the purchase, however Nigerian social networks stays abuzz. Not with the news of the extremely cars and truck, however around something that has evaded the girl’s heels for many years: the concern of what numerous view as her widespread plagiarism.Now, you ‘d require to check out Linda’s blog site to much better understand her design, however the fact is that, normally, beyond the two liners she adds, she can’t claim ownership to the majority of the content. In the new age of very quick breaking news and countless individual blog sites, copying and pasting is becoming more rampant and, in locations such as Nigeria, is erroneously being viewed as the norm.As soon as the twitter furore over Linda’s recent use of somebody’s product without attribution or consent began on October 4 2014, a great deal of people quickly got on her case.22/ 32 Despite making tens of thousands of US$ every month from her site, @LindaIkeji picks to willfully ignore ALL copyright holders,- Mr. Aye Dee (@MrAyeDee) October 5, 2014
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Linda Ikeji steals posts and is termed 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 do not believe it’s disliking. I just think it’s a rejection to accept her authenticity. But it is there, solid.- Chude Jideonwo (@Chude) October 4, 2014Advertisement
Leave Linda Ikeji alone. Start your own blog site. Run it the method you want. Then purchase your own Range Rover.- Ohimai Amaize (@MrFixNigeria) October 4, 2014
When all is said and done, the fact will stay as glaring as it is simple: The internet is seriously challenging the existing copyright laws and the sheer number of violations makes most attempts at persecution an extremely tall order. However, the reality also mentions rights and wrongs: Stealing somebody’s copyright is wrong and earning a profit out of it is even worse.As I’ve stated in the past, most content owners are OK with others using part of their work (with attribution and a link back to the original source) but are unhappy with the copy and paste journalists who think it is reasonable play to populate their sites with contents that are the fruit of somebody’s intense labour.Advertisement
I won’t claim to be saintish. Nobody is. And I make sure there are a number of ways to excuse Linda’s supposed disobediences, however those reasons fade in the light of the oft-repeated assertion that she overlooks individuals who attempt to contact her when she infringes on their copyright.That’s too bad. For somebody who is a motivation to lots of young individuals here, she requires to know that there is marked distinction in between a press release and an IP. For a press release, most content owners will enjoy that it is being reposted across the internet. As an incentive and good example, Linda requires to start teaching those who appreciate her that a piece like the one you’re reading, as unattractive as it may appear, is someone’s child and like the majority of infants, you require to ask the moms and dad for consent before you take them on a journey far from home. And after, let me know where my baby is and how far she’s travelled by sending out a message back home, with a track back.She needs to reveal that beyond the hype, she can up her game and set the best type of standards.