Stephen, I don't see Tony's comment as being offensive. Although his tone can sometimes be acerbic, I think that is more a reaction to how he feels about this and other issues that have cropped up on the ADN, particularly where his posts are concerned.
I've told him previously that I support Autodesk's right to use its sites as it sees fit. What you need to see from the myopic view that is Autodesk, the actions of the moderators many times borderline on offensive themselves.
I know for a fact that given the current situation, I would have been livid with a blogger for taking my post verbatim and posting it as their own. Not only does the post lend credibility to the blogger even though apparently he needed someone else to figure out the issue, but it flies in the face of fair play.
Tony is a very knowledgeable programmer and although you and others may not like his methods of making his point, his point is nonetheless valid. You can't insist someone apologize for the way they feel. It wouldn't be genuine. What you must do is work to change the culture that created the problem in the first place. A good start would be to educate bloggers on being fair minded.
One more thing to note, if your bloggers are as legally inept as you claim, you may wish to reconsider your choice for bloggers. If they copy the wrong thing, you can expect that the liability will be far reaching. I'm sure Autodesk doesn't tolerate people stealing their intellectual property, so why should they get a pass for doing the same?
