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<br>Every social media savvy Nigerian knows Linda Ikeji, or must know her, and it is practically impossible to have a conversation centred on online media in Nigeria without her name popping up, one method or another.By embodying that well known Nigerian can-do attitude, ex-model Linda prospered in making her name a referral point whenever individuals in Nigeria consider a successful news website. For this woman from humble starts, beginning a blog site when her modelling profession began to unwind was something to do, for the love of it, never ever for money. This was some 6+ years back. Now, with the majority of the better-known corporate organisations in Nigeria competing for advert space on her blog, Linda’s passion has turned her into Nigeria’s premier blogger, and richest, by far.Over the years, Linda has set patterns, impacted government policy and offered Nigerians tons of things to talk about. Fearing what a negative 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 said to be that high flying, became a star, and got to rub shoulders with those who claim ownership of the glitzy world of glamour.<br>
<br>Maintaining a simple mien, Linda, initially, didn’t appear to care much about all the glamour, however she did remember how far she had come and never failed to inform the world how she moved from not having a thousand Naira in her checking account a couple of years ago to getting to where she is today: all from having and consistently publishing on her simple style blogspot site, from the convenience of her bedroom.As part of an interview panel a couple of weeks earlier, I heard interviewees gush about just how much they appreciate Linda’s work principles and her ability to record and own a section. ‘She’s so good, she makes her blogging seem like chatting with your buddies,’ one remarkable hopeful author gushed when asked what she thinks is the Linda Ikeji magic. I concurred with her. I believe Linda Ikeji is remarkable, in her consistency. As someone 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 gotten a brand new Range Rover 4X4 and social networks went abuzz. Lots of people questioned if costs 24 million on one cars and truck makes good sense, especially if you currently have 2 very excellent automobiles in a country where (as the IMF can’t stop telling the world) the typical person subsists on less than a dollar a day. However, there were those who felt it was a good relocation: a grand announcement that the blog writer had actually joined the world of the incredibly rich.Linda Ikeji shows off her wheels. Photo: Linda Ikeji’s Blog<br>
<br>Perhaps it was the interest produced by the purchase, but Nigerian social media remains abuzz. Not with the news of the incredibly car, however around something that has evaded the lady’s heels for years: the concern of what numerous see as her widespread plagiarism.Now, you ‘d require to check out Linda’s blog to better comprehend her style, but the reality is that, typically, beyond the 2 liners she includes, she can’t declare ownership to most of the content. In the brand-new age of super fast breaking news and countless personal blogs, copying and pasting is becoming more widespread and, in locations such as Nigeria, is incorrectly being perceived as the norm.As quickly as the twitter furore over Linda’s current usage of someone’s material without attribution or authorization started on October 4 2014, a lot of individuals rapidly got on her case.22/ 32 Despite making 10s of thousands of US$ monthly from her website, @LindaIkeji chooses to willfully neglect ALL copyright holders,- Mr. Aye Dee (@MrAyeDee) October 5, 2014
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<br>Linda Ikeji takes 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 supporters: I don’t believe in ‘haters’. I do not believe it’s hating. I just believe it’s a refusal to accept her legitimacy. But it is there, solid.- Chude Jideonwo (@Chude) October 4, 2014Advertisement<br>
<br>Leave Linda Ikeji alone. Start your own blog site. Run it the way you desire. Then purchase your own Range Rover.- Ohimai Amaize (@MrFixNigeria) October 4, 2014
When all is said and done, the reality will remain as glaring as it is easy: The internet is seriously challenging the existing copyright laws and the sheer variety of violations makes most attempts at persecution an extremely tall order. However, the reality likewise speaks of rights and wrongs: Stealing somebody’s copyright is wrong and making an earnings out of it is even worse.As I’ve said previously, 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 think it is reasonable play to occupy their sites with contents that are the fruit of somebody’s intense labour.Advertisement<br>
<br>I will not declare to be saintish. No one is. And I make certain there are numerous methods to excuse Linda’s supposed transgressions, however those excuses pale in the light of the oft-repeated assertion that she who try to call 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 between a press release and an IP. For a news release, most content owners will enjoy that it is being reposted across the internet. As a motivator and good example, Linda needs to begin teaching those who appreciate her that a piece like the one you read, as uninviting as it might appear, is somebody’s child and like a lot of infants, you require to ask the parent for approval before you take them on a journey far from home. And after, let me know where my infant is and how far she’s taken a trip 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 kind of standards.<br>
