Dave Barry's column was being published on the web to attract his loyal readers to the Herald's web site. One of these visitors naively decided to post the columns to a mailing list dedicated to humor. Soon enough, the column was being circulated throughout the web without permission and without giving credit to the original publisher. When the Herald discovered this theft, the column was removed from the web site, denying it to many readers throughout the country. It was later restored, but the impact of one person's actions cannot be ignored.
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