Thanks for that helpful response Teri, much appreciated. Maybe some folk will take the time to do that.
I don't worry about it so much now, in a way we should maybe feel a little flattered that our stories were interpreted as being worth stealing.
And if (God forbid) Medium was to suddenly cease to exist, or de-platform us for any reason, at least some of our stuff would survive somewhere else.
In a weird kind of way, that is actually slightly reassuring :)