The Copy-Cat syndrome called 'Blogging'

I searched around, trying to find the definition of 'blog' and 'blogging'. A summary of the different definitions I case accross is:

A blog is a Web page that serves as a publicly accessible personal journal for an individual. Typically updated daily, blogs often reflect the personality of the author.

This then brings me to the reason for this post.

I saw pictures of the "Ibori at 55'' celebrations on Linda Ikeji's blog and so surfed the net to find other pictures and get different sides to the story. I found LOADS of blogs that had the story. I checked 5 of them and saw that they all the EXACT same pictures that Linda had put up on her blog (and these pictures were marked with her trademark) and 3 of them copied the EXACT same text. (it's just pathetic...how the hell do you put up 'signed content' from someone else's blog on yours?)

I understand when there is a sensational story or gist and as a blogger, you don't want to carry last and not talk about it...but for the love of the intelligence of humans, can you at least try to give credit when you 'lift' from some else's content? (coz in my opinion, asking you to be creative and think up your own words and thoughts before blogging would be too much to ask *rolling eyes*)

Imagine if Linda Ikeji decides to sue...(all I see is 'money' raining down on her. Infact, I change my mind, please copy me too *evil grin*)

Seriously though, like the definition of a blog says, "a blog often reflects the personality of the author"...when you copy mindlessly, the ONLY personality you reflect is "Copy Cat"