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Martin's frustration is with certain publications which have simply plaigarised his work and brought nothing new to the table in terms of original research, particularly when an inadvertent error is simply repeated across publications.
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Yes, we certainly agree, Steve. There are numerous serial- and one-off plagiarizers out there who do not even know how to spell ARCHIVE much less ever having been in one or having dealt with one. These charlatans are a disgrace and they should be tracked down and punished. However, there is a flip-side to this coin. The international copyright laws do allow up to 10% of a book's content to come from another published source, provided it is spread out throughout the book and not in clumps. Each use must also be identified and credited in footnotes or source notes. Unfortunately, as you, Martin and others know, certain countries do not acknowledge the international copyright conventions and refuse to prosecute violators. Regretable, but true.
L./D.