If you haven't seen this already, I thought you might find it helpful in terms of what is going on over at ezinearticles.com and their 'crackdown' on derivative content.

Some interesting discussion points here, too. Here is an excerpt I copied and pasted from the email:


A few days ago, you learned about our recent crackdown on derivative content. Unfortunately, many authors became concerned that this new guideline included existing articles from their websites and blogs.

Let me be clear: You SHOULD submit existing articles and content from your website or blog.

Here are the Key Points:

Repackaging Existing Articles On Your Website Now and Submitting Them To EzineArticles Does NOT Trigger Our Derivative Content Filters

Rehashing One Article into Many Versions of the Same Article IS Creating Derivative Content...Something We and Our Users Don't Want

Continue to Write and Submit High-Quality, Unique, Original Articles

Submit a Good Percentage of Your Existing Content to EzineArticles.com

Your Old Existing Articles that Someone has Not Seen Yet... are New to Them!

Think of and Leverage EzineArticles as a Distribution Platform

Find a New Audience by Submitting Your Existing Content AND Your Brand New, Original Articles to EzineArticles.com
Feel free to leave a comment or ask a question on the blog if any part of this is still unclear.

To Your Article Writing/Marketing Success & Passion!

Christopher M. Knight, Publisher
http://EzineArticles.com/