Comments on: Plagiarism in an Online World http://www.automaticable.com/2008-04-13/plagiarism-in-and-online-world/ adjective: of or pertaining to things that should work but go awry Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:38:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kyle Wegner http://www.automaticable.com/2008-04-13/plagiarism-in-and-online-world/comment-page-1/#comment-209 Kyle Wegner Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:07:17 +0000 http://www.automaticable.com/?p=174#comment-209 Great advice Jonathan. Your solution is definitely the more mature and safe way to handle plagiarism, <em>especially</em> if you find your own work on other sites. Also, thanks for the link to the stock letters, I can see those being very useful. Great advice Jonathan. Your solution is definitely the more mature and safe way to handle plagiarism, especially if you find your own work on other sites. Also, thanks for the link to the stock letters, I can see those being very useful.

]]> By: Jonathan Bailey http://www.automaticable.com/2008-04-13/plagiarism-in-and-online-world/comment-page-1/#comment-208 Jonathan Bailey Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:34:51 +0000 http://www.automaticable.com/?p=174#comment-208 Though I agree strongly that plagiarism is a form of Internet pollution, I wanted to add that, while leaving a comment can be effective, it is a risky route to go. In addition to possibly raising defamation issues if you have to be wrong (could have gotten it from someone else), it also can lead to a lot of drama, name-calling and even, in some cases, threats. I distance myself from that. If I want to contact the plagiarist, I send them a cease and desist letter via email. If that isn't possible or effective, I file a DMCA notice and get the content removed. It has worked very well for me in solving over 600 cases. Posting a comment can work, but it comes with a lot of risks. If you need any stock letters, feel free to use the ones on my site. Also, feel free to email me if there is anything that I can do, I am more than happy to help! Though I agree strongly that plagiarism is a form of Internet pollution, I wanted to add that, while leaving a comment can be effective, it is a risky route to go. In addition to possibly raising defamation issues if you have to be wrong (could have gotten it from someone else), it also can lead to a lot of drama, name-calling and even, in some cases, threats.

I distance myself from that. If I want to contact the plagiarist, I send them a cease and desist letter via email. If that isn’t possible or effective, I file a DMCA notice and get the content removed. It has worked very well for me in solving over 600 cases.

Posting a comment can work, but it comes with a lot of risks. If you need any stock letters, feel free to use the ones on my site.

Also, feel free to email me if there is anything that I can do, I am more than happy to help!

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