Hands off!
This work is mine.
Just because I like to write,
Does not mean that it’s fine
For you to take my work.
That I somehow won’t mind,
Because I do mind.
It matters very much to me
That I have control,
In life,
And in the things that I write.
It matters very much to me
That I keep that control.
It’s not that I don’t think your research has a role,
Or a useful part to play.
It’s that you assume I want to play too.
And that I’ll somehow be grateful.
Hands off!
This work is mine.
Just because I like to write,
Does not mean that it’s fine
For you to take my work without even respecting me enough to ask me first.
Play nice!
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Mad Covid 
Well said! There are always people who assume too much and think it’s ok for them to use other people’s work. The technical term is ‘plagiarism’.
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