Thanks for sharing @kirbyhopper! I totally get what your saying and like a lot of what you've said, but disagree on one point. From the Libertarian stand point, it could work itself out IF and that is one big IF the steemians large and small had some power or muscle. On steemit the minnows have near 0 influence. In the real world libertarians do have influence. This platform ties the hands of the people that are supposed to be the driving force of the platform. I don't want there to be a police force type action as you mention. Rather it should simply be a flagging system. Every steemian should have the right to flag a post for plagiarism. That should effect no change if only flagged by 1 or 2 people (possibly maliciously), but if a number of(3, 5?) total flags are given from individual users and sources of the original work shown, then they should receive a consequence.

While libertarians do strive to live and let live and want as few restrictions as possible, we are not anarchists. Protection of basic rights are still valued. Libertarians do believe in the rule of law. I'm just talking about giving power to all steemians. Right now we have concentrated power, and that is a recipe for neglect and abuse of the majority.

We might look at the current problem as theft. These plagiarists are stealing from the community funds. As a collective group of steemit citizens we have the right to protect ourselves and each other from theft.