Am I understanding this correctly? If you're trying to rank for a certain keyword, and you get your content from a free article directory, your quest for high organic rankings won't be helped because you'll be penalized for duplicate content, right? Well if that's the case, then what good is it to get articles off these places? Is it just for people who bring paid traffic to their sites?
Its for people who either: - Want content and don't want to write it - Don't know about SEO or simply don't care