Reply #34: By the mere fact that she "published" this on the web

[Sydnie]

she is then protected by copyright laws. Look it up. You will see that I am correct. I have been involved in many copyright/fair use issues for years when I created web pages and later when I was an admin at a rather large one too. But, add that DU also holds a copyright, by the mere fact that she published said article on their pages, which clearly do display a copyright claim at the bottom of each page, should Moore be proved to have copied any portion of her article, he would have to make amends to not only The Witch, but also to DU administrators. Once you publish it on a server maintained by someone other than the original writer/artist, it can fall under the copyright of the owners of the site which allowed the publication.

No matter how you slice it, the post made by The Witch is her intellectual property and is protected by copyright laws.