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Originally Posted by Loosheesh
I'm not concerned about bots etc and I'm not really thinking of copyright or anything like that for reviews I write, but it was shocking to see this review at 2 major bookstores under accounts with the very same username I use, accounts I certainly did not create. And a few bits were cut out of the review also 
I intend to send a message to the author but I wanted to know if this is a usual, or even accepted, practice. |
Usual? Yes. Accepted? In a resigned sort of way, yes, but not in the sense that it's acceptable to do if one is a decent human being.
I would go straight to contacting the site - don't bother with the plagiarizer. They're probably a rep for someone and they really don't care. Maybe as a last resort, but not as a first plan of action.