In recent times, authors, scholars, writters and content creators have struggled to keep their work safe and prevent others from republishing it without their consent.
The act of republishing people's work without their consent is called plagiarism.
"Plagiarism is presenting someone else’s work or ideas as your own, with or without their consent, by incorporating it into your work without full acknowledgement. All published and unpublished material, whether in manuscript, printed or electronic form, is covered under this definition." Source
In another definition:
"Plagiarism is the representation of another authors language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions as one's own original work." Source
The fight against plagiarism will help improve academic integrity and journalistic ethics.