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<br>Every social networks savvy Nigerian understands Linda Ikeji, or should understand her, and it is practically difficult to have a conversation centred on online media in Nigeria without her name turning up, one way or another.By embodying that famous Nigerian can-do mindset, ex-model Linda prospered in making her name a recommendation point whenever people in Nigeria think of a successful news website. For this lady 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 area on her blog site, Linda’s enthusiasm has actually turned her into Nigeria’s premier blogger, and richest, by far.Over the years, Linda has actually set patterns, affected government policy and provided 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 modelling profession 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, at first, didn’t seem to care much about all the glamour, however she did keep in mind how far she had actually come and never stopped working to inform the world how she moved from not having a thousand Naira in her bank account a couple of years ago to getting to where she is today: all from having and regularly posting on her simple design blogspot website, from the convenience of her bedroom.As part of an interview panel a couple of weeks earlier, I heard interviewees gush about how much they admire Linda’s work ethics and her ability to catch and own a section. ‘She’s so excellent, she makes her blogging look like chatting with your friends,’ one impressive ambitious author gushed when asked what she believes is the Linda Ikeji magic. I concurred with her. I believe Linda Ikeji is incredible, in her consistency. As someone who desires the writer tag, I know firsthand how hard staying on track is.Advertisement<br>
<br>Some weeks earlier, Linda published that she had obtained a brand name new Range Rover 4X4 and social media went abuzz. Many people wondered if costs 24 million on one cars and truck makes sense, specifically if you already have two very good cars and trucks in a nation 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 relocation: a grand announcement that the blogger had signed up with the world of the very rich.Linda Ikeji flaunts her wheels. Photo: Linda Ikeji’s Blog<br>
<br>Perhaps it was the interest created by the purchase, however Nigerian social media remains abuzz. Not with the news of the extremely vehicle, but around something that has actually dodged the lady’s heels for many years: the concern of what numerous see as her widespread plagiarism.Now, you ‘d need to check out Linda’s blog to better understand her design, however the fact is that, usually, beyond the 2 liners she includes, she can’t declare ownership to most of the content. In the brand-new age of incredibly news and countless individual blogs, copying and pasting is ending up being more widespread and, in places such as Nigeria, is mistakenly being perceived as the norm.As soon as the twitter furore over Linda’s current use of somebody’s product without attribution or consent began on October 4 2014, a great deal of individuals quickly got on her case.22/ 32 Despite making 10s of countless US$ monthly from her site, @LindaIkeji picks to willfully neglect ALL copyright holders,- Mr. Aye Dee (@MrAyeDee) October 5, 2014
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<br>Linda Ikeji takes posts and is described effective. 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 don’t believe in ‘haters’. I don’t think it’s disliking. I just think 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 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 easy: The internet is seriously challenging the existing copyright laws and the sheer number of violations makes most efforts at persecution a really tall order. However, the fact also mentions rights and wrongs: Stealing someone’s intellectual residential or commercial property is incorrect and earning a profit out of it is even worse.As I have actually stated before, most content owners are OK with others utilizing 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 fair play to occupy their sites with contents that are the fruit of somebody’s extreme labour.Advertisement<br>
<br>I won’t declare to be saintish. Nobody is. And I am sure there are numerous ways to excuse Linda’s supposed transgressions, however those excuses fade 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 too bad. For somebody who is an inspiration to numerous young individuals here, she needs to understand that there is marked difference between a news release and an IP. For a news release, most content owners will more than happy that it is being reposted across the web. As a motivator and good example, Linda requires to start teaching those who appreciate her that a piece like the one you’re reading, as uninviting as it might appear, is someone’s child and like many infants, you need to ask the parent for authorization before you take them on a trip away from home. And after, let me understand where my baby is and how far she’s travelled by sending out a message back home, with a track back.She requires to show that beyond the buzz, she can up her game and set the best kind of standards.<br>