Popularized by Judith Griggs, cooksourcing is the act of taking copyrighted material on the web and reproducing it as your own. One should generally try to improve the stolen material and then request payments from the original creator for improving their work.
Joe Smith: He where did you get this article.
Judith Griggs: I cooksourced that shit!
Joe Smith: Ah, I hope the internet doesn't get mad.
Judith Griggs: I cooksourced that shit!
Joe Smith: Ah, I hope the internet doesn't get mad.
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noun. A small town in Southeastern Ohio which, decades ago, was known far and wide for its pottery and china. Now, however, it is far less renown. It is known to its inhabitants as a "hick town" or, often, a "stinkhole." Its school teachers reportedly teach the 3 R's: Reading, 'Riting, and the Road out of Crooksville.
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1. To use content on the web without permission, then request payment from original author for rewrites and editing.
2. To remain ignorant of plagiarism, ethics, copyright, and asshat behavior.
Etymology: From Cook's Source editor Judith Griggs' use of Monica's article from GodeCookery without attribution or permission, and from Griggs' subsequent rejection and ridicule of Monica's request for compensation.
1. To use content on the web without permission, then request payment from original author for rewrites and editing.
2. To remain ignorant of plagiarism, ethics, copyright, and asshat behavior.
Etymology: From Cook's Source editor Judith Griggs' use of Monica's article from GodeCookery without attribution or permission, and from Griggs' subsequent rejection and ridicule of Monica's request for compensation.
Example of usage: "Why'd you get an F on that essay?" "I cooksourced the professor's doctoral thesis from her website, and I even cleaned it up for her and told her she should give me an A, but she failed me anyway."
Alternate usage: "For tomorrow's deadline, I'm going to cooksource some article from LiveJournal but edit it to remove the humor and interestingness.
Alternate usage: "For tomorrow's deadline, I'm going to cooksource some article from LiveJournal but edit it to remove the humor and interestingness.
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