How to stop plagiarism

Andrew Maule · 11-02-2008, 12:39 PM

Found this earlier today, great blog post on how to stop people from stealing your web content.

Stop Plagiarism in 3 Easy Steps | Internet Marketing Strategy: Conversation Marketing

Eric Lorence · 11-02-2008, 12:44 PM

That is an excellent tip!

Just think of the variations or options for the "image"!

Andy Fletcher · 11-02-2008, 12:53 PM

Don't forget to make the image a link back to your blog for extra SEO power.

Richard Odell · 11-02-2008, 01:01 PM

Brilliant stuff, getting a back-link and serving justice in one stroke!

Kudos!

Rich

Mohsin Rasool · 11-02-2008, 01:48 PM

Thanks for sharing.
LOL it is funny but excellent tip!

Amy Bass · 11-02-2008, 03:13 PM

What a great idea! I loved the image he used.

wayfarer · 11-02-2008, 03:20 PM

Funny, but completely useless against anyone that has even half of a clue. Unfortunately, if you don't want your stuff to be copied, you are better off just never posting it online

Eric Lorence · 11-02-2008, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by wayfarer

Funny, but completely useless against anyone that has even half of a clue. Unfortunately, if you don't want your stuff to be copied, you are better off just never posting it online

It's well known how many people will simply copy/paste directly to there blogs, it's more common than you think.

Even many scraper bots will grab the image while creating their cloned html pages.

Best!

wayfarer · 11-02-2008, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eric Lorence

It's well known how many people will simply copy/paste directly to there blogs, it's more common than you think.

Even many scraper bots will grab the image while creating their cloned html pages.

Best!

I'm sure it is fairly common, all I was pointing out is that it won't work against someone who knows what they are doing.

As far as a data miner, or content scraper goes, it just depends on whether it is set up to to take only the html, or to exclude certain tags, or whatever. Another thing to consider is the paths in the image tags. On Wordpress, all paths are absolute by default, or prefixed by the URI of the website, but this isn't the norm on most websites, which usually use relative paths (/path/to/image.jpg).

Although I think it would usually be a wasted effort, if there is another website that is a habitual offender against your blog, it would definitely be a funny prank, and possibly deter them from doing it again, if they're not too bright.

zigstonk · 02-24-2009, 07:43 AM

Excellent post...and I'm trying it for entertainment value!

Kay King · 02-24-2009, 08:19 AM

Quote:

anyone that has even half of a clue

Those who have half a clue would know how to write their own copy rather than steal it.

kay

Jon Alexander · 02-24-2009, 09:10 AM

most people wouldn't copy and paste the html - its the content they want. So that suggests the trick wouldn't be very effective. Still amusing, if it works, of course.

dwshoup · 02-24-2009, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Jon Alexander

most people wouldn't copy and paste the html - its the content they want. So that suggests the trick wouldn't be very effective. Still amusing, if it works, of course.

I read the comments as well and his whole idea was to get the people that were not smart enough to get around this.

The point of this trick is just to expose the idiots for what they are.

Scott Burton · 02-24-2009, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jon Alexander

most people wouldn't copy and paste the html - its the content they want. So that suggests the trick wouldn't be very effective. Still amusing, if it works, of course.

In most cases, if you highlight the post and copy it (Ctrl-C or Edit-> Copy) it would grab the formatting as well (which would include image tags within the selection) so if you pasted to MS Word, or into most WYSIWYG editors, the tag would quietly sit there until the image was changed, at which point it would become a lot more noticeable.

James Clark · 02-24-2009, 02:04 PM

The reason most people plagiarize is they don’t have any confidence in their writings. I got that from one of the copywriters in our forum. I’m sorry, but I don’t remember his name. He referred us to a site. I must admit that I did a little of that myself, but not anymore. It makes me feel uncomfortable, like have a mink coat on where its 95 degrees outside.

Here is the link: Avoiding Plagiarism - The OWL at Purdue

Jimmy

Marty S · 02-24-2009, 02:24 PM

This wont really stop copying because most of these thieves don't even visit their own blog pages (auto stealing).

I think I might leave the small image in there though with an embedded link back to me.

justthinking · 02-24-2009, 02:39 PM

Nice idea. It really gets under my skin when some one steals my content from my site word for word. It happens all the time. I usually send them a cease letter based on many different reasons.

WealthBluePrint · 02-24-2009, 02:41 PM

good resource, i've often wondered if those people who sell articles for so much per so many words are just copying them and sending them to others for money

TeamGlobal · 02-24-2009, 05:00 PM

Hey Andrew,

Thanks for sharing the link with all the cool tips.

If people are going to steal our content we might as well have fun with them

All The Best,

Tony

Ken · 02-24-2009, 05:17 PM

Images are also content and if you wondering if they are being stolen try this.

TinEye Image Search Engine - Ide Inc. - The Visual Search Company

11-02-2008, 12:39 PM	#1
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Eric Lorence Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Alpharetta,GA, USA. Posts: 1,440 Thanks: 497 Thanked 199 Times in 144 Posts	Re: How to stop plagiarism That is an excellent tip! Just think of the variations or options for the "image"!

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wayfarer Web Developer Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Asheville, NC USA Posts: 420 Thanks: 18 Thanked 57 Times in 51 Posts Social Networking	Re: How to stop plagiarism Funny, but completely useless against anyone that has even half of a clue. Unfortunately, if you don't want your stuff to be copied, you are better off just never posting it online
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Jon Alexander Senior Warrior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: , , USA. Posts: 1,543 Thanks: 0 Thanked 42 Times in 34 Posts	Re: How to stop plagiarism most people wouldn't copy and paste the html - its the content they want. So that suggests the trick wouldn't be very effective. Still amusing, if it works, of course.
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James Clark Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: USA Posts: 618 Thanks: 25 Thanked 86 Times in 74 Posts Social Networking	Re: How to stop plagiarism The reason most people plagiarize is they don’t have any confidence in their writings. I got that from one of the copywriters in our forum. I’m sorry, but I don’t remember his name. He referred us to a site. I must admit that I did a little of that myself, but not anymore. It makes me feel uncomfortable, like have a mink coat on where its 95 degrees outside. Here is the link: Avoiding Plagiarism - The OWL at Purdue Jimmy
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02-24-2009, 02:39 PM	#17
justthinking Warrior Elite Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 30 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Contact Info	Re: How to stop plagiarism Nice idea. It really gets under my skin when some one steals my content from my site word for word. It happens all the time. I usually send them a cease letter based on many different reasons.

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WealthBluePrint Warrior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 28 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: How to stop plagiarism good resource, i've often wondered if those people who sell articles for so much per so many words are just copying them and sending them to others for money

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TeamGlobal Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: USA Posts: 831 Thanks: 40 Thanked 34 Times in 27 Posts	Re: How to stop plagiarism Hey Andrew, Thanks for sharing the link with all the cool tips. If people are going to steal our content we might as well have fun with them All The Best, Tony

02-24-2009, 05:17 PM	#20
Ken HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Posts: 271 Thanks: 667 Thanked 303 Times in 64 Posts	Re: How to stop plagiarism Images are also content and if you wondering if they are being stolen try this. TinEye Image Search Engine - Ide Inc. - The Visual Search Company