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PLR and plagiarism

by theteach
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I recently purchased a plr package. I decided to see where some of the articles had already been published. Interestingly, some of the articles were on ezines and other websites and were authored by others.

Now, I understand that anyone can purchase plr articles and claim to be the author, but, how does one know that the plr article itself has not been plagiarized? That is, couldn't someone simply go to ezines, copy an article, and sell it in a plr package?

How does one know? Has anyone raised this issue before? Hypothetically, one could use a plr article (perhaps even spin it a bit) in an e-book, on a website, or in a physical book and be unintentionally using someone else's copyrighted material.

Please shed some light,
Thanks
#plagiarism #plr
  • Profile picture of the author CDarklock
    Originally Posted by theteach View Post

    I recently purchased a plr package. I decided to see where some of the articles had already been published. Interestingly, some of the articles were on ezines and other websites and were authored by others.
    How do you know those authors didn't buy the same PLR package and submit that article with their name on it? After all, that's what PLR means.
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  • Profile picture of the author Dan C. Rinnert
    Originally Posted by theteach View Post

    How does one know? Has anyone raised this issue before?
    You don't know. In fact, it's happened on here before where someone was selling a PLR package that contained at least one article that had been swiped from another warrior. As I recall, it probably wasn't the seller's fault; he himself had purchased the PLR packs and was reselling.

    The bottom line is that you don't really know and, as a publisher, it is your responsibility. The PLR license won't amount to a hill of beans if the seller didn't have the rights to issue whatever license was provided with the articles.

    That's why it is best to deal directly with the authors (or companies) that create the PLR so that you are getting it straight from the source and so you can reasonably be sure the PLR is legitimate PLR material. Or to deal with reputable companies that you trust obtain PLR from trusted sources too.

    The bottom line is that using PLR materials requires you put a great amount of faith in the seller. So, do your due diligence, deal with sellers you trust and, if in doubt, stay away.
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  • Profile picture of the author theteach
    That's exactly my point. How do I know? I'm assuming that they most likely did, in fact, purchase the same plr but what if they didn't? I'm sure that there are people out there who simply copy and paste any article they can find and try to sell it as plr.

    Is there any method of verification?
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    • Profile picture of the author Dan C. Rinnert
      Originally Posted by theteach View Post

      That's exactly my point. How do I know? I'm assuming that they most likely did, in fact, purchase the same plr but what if they didn't? I'm sure that there are people out there who simply copy and paste any article they can find and try to sell it as plr.

      Is there any method of verification?
      Not really. If you have someone write an original article for you, you have at least some means of verification because you can use services like Copyscape to check to see if it's been copied from anywhere. With PLR, you will find copies because other people will be using it. As such, there's no easy way to verify PLR.

      That's why, in my opinion, it's best to stay away from the packs that get passed around and around and around and get PLR content straight from the original source.

      For example, I've purchased some of the "huge" packs of PLR materials that get passed around, and have seen within them articles that appear to have been scraped from article directories. For me, that makes the whole collection tainted and I cannot trust any of them.
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      • Profile picture of the author WritingMadwoman
        I totally agree with Dan on this one, if you know the seller is reputable it gives you a measure of security. There are several Warriors I wouldn't hesitate to buy content from and use it freely, knowing it's not plagiarized content. Especially if I know that they wrote it themselves.

        As for the content you bought, is it published under multiple names, or you've only found one published copy so far? I would feel better if I found it published under many names because that makes it more likely that those "authors" actually bought a license to use it. That's still no guarantee, I know.

        There's no harm in asking the seller of the content, either! If they're reputable and really did write the content themselves or pay someone to create it, they won't be offended by you wanting to be sure it's legitimate PLR.

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  • Profile picture of the author theteach
    Thanks Dan,

    I think I'd rather sleep well at night and write my own articles.
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