I think I was guilty of a similar crime - I forwarded a poem which did not have an author attached and was called to task for the transgression.  Sometimes the person accused is not the guilty party.
Greg Koos
McLean County Museum of History

David E. Haberstich wrote:

> Perhaps no one "intended" any "disrespect" to Shelton and Simmons by omitting
> their names from the poem, but it's annoying and troubling nevertheless.  At
> best, it was careless and thoughtless.  Unless someone actually confesses
> that the names were omitted deliberately and with malice aforethought, we'll
> never know, will we?  It's too bad that we can't expect everyone to give
> credit where credit is due, but with millions of people on the Internet, we
> have to expect a certain amount of carelessness, anarchy, and outright
> ripoffs.  This is just another example of the risks inherent in posting any
> of your creative writing or art to the Internet--it's very easy to lose
> control of your work, have others claim it as their own, or at least have
> your authorship "accidentally" disconnected from it.
>
> David Haberstich
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