User blog comment:RuckusQuantum/Wattpad Plagiarism Petition Denied/@comment-26268104-20160518234127/@comment-26326346-20160520063606

^What Mike said.

I'd also like to state that, from my perspective, it is nuts for the burden to be placed on the writer. No, the burden should be placed on the plagiarist and those that host the plagiarism. If the consensus starts to be that "It is the fault of writers for not protecting their own works," then the response will probably be writers not sharing things anymore or as frequent. That's like saying, "Shame on you for cooking and sharing cookies." Writing is a labor of love for some writers just like baking is for some bakers.

I, and I'll assume many others, don't want people going around and posting our work as theirs. They did nothing to contribute and deserve no attention in that regard.