Allen responds to web 'piracy' claim

Lily Allen has apologised for copying a post from a technology website without crediting the source.

The popstar used the text from a Techdirt story about 50 Cent on her It's Not Alright blog before adding her own comment, but she did not link back to the article or say from where it came.

Founder Michael Masnick told TorrentFreak: "I think it's wonderful that Lily Allen found so much value in our Techdirt post that she decided to copy - or should I say 'pirate'? - the entire post.

"The fact that she is trying to claim that such copying is bad, while doing it herself suggests something of a double standard, unfortunately."

He added: "Also, for someone so concerned about the impact of 'piracy', I'm quite surprised that she neither credited nor linked to our post.

"Apparently, what she says and how she acts are somewhat different. Still, Lily, glad we could help you make a point... even if it wasn't the one you thought you were making."

Allen later posted on her blog: "I THINK ITS QUITE OVIOUS THAT I WASNT TRYING TO PASS OF THOSE WORDS AS MY OWN , HERE IS A LINK TO THE WEBSIITE I ACQUIRED THE PIECE FROM. Apologies to Michael Masnick (sic)."