Plagiarism alert
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I've just found out that someone had been stealing my work and passing it off as hers, on an online poetry board, Poetry Critical. (http://poetry.tetto.org/)
I've documented the discovery process here on my blog, http://peebrain.blogspot.com/2006/04/plagiarism-alert.html.
I've also written to the owner of Poetry Critical to remove these false postings, and I'm waiting for his reply now.
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peebrain, thanks for the alert.
i took a look at this irate-denim's landing page at Poetry Critical and it seems like all the poems have been removed.
i hate plagiarism too, and i would be as mad as you if someone were to copy my work and pass it off as their own. Now you got me all worried. Do you google your poem's title or the first line or lines of verse? Need some pointers from you.
P.S. this shows that your work is admired.
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playgiarism is the new form of e-flattery
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Plagiarism sucks!Originally posted by alexkusu:playgiarism is the new form of e-flattery
But I know you won't do that lah hor. -
Maybe first line?Originally posted by dsnake1:peebrain, thanks for the alert.
i took a look at this irate-denim's landing page at Poetry Critical and it seems like all the poems have been removed.
i hate plagiarism too, and i would be as mad as you if someone were to copy my work and pass it off as their own. Now you got me all worried. Do you google your poem's title or the first line or lines of verse? Need some pointers from you.
P.S. this shows that your work is admired.
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Alarm bells started to ring a few days back when someone googled the first line of "Simply, Suddenly" -- my site was the only one that Google indexed.
And today, since I was revising all my poems for publication, I wanted to make sure all the websites that my poems had been submitted to were informed about the upcoming revisions.
That's when the joker's house of cards began to tumble and fall apart. -
imitation is the best form of flattery..
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sue that retard, we'll support you
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Looks like everything from the poetry site has been removed. I hope they have banned him/her, though in such cases, this person would probably rear his/her ugly head again under a different nick.
It's a good thing you ran that check, PB. -
Just a suggestion, post only the drafts online and if you intend to send them for publications the best is not to post them in your blog.
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oh wow...so sorry for you PB....but am not sure if i feel sorrier for the plagiar-iser, that the only way she can post something is by way of stealing other peoples works? I mean,that's really sad
DP, your solution..left me thinking that over 90% of writers would have to check ourselves and what we write or think in order that these kind of minority (i hope they're a minority) wont be able to plagiarise? Not sure if its a healthy solution. And what a loss to the rest of us who wont be able to enjoy each other's final products just becos of these other losers -
The best solution is to get your poems published.
But seriously, if you are really concerned of your poems being plagiarized the best thing to do is not to post them online.
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That's why we need to look out for each other.
And what a loss to the rest of us who wont be able to enjoy each other's final products just becos of these other losers 
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Patent it? Copyright it?
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yalor ....... if u leave valuables unattended, sure someone will steal it one dayOriginally posted by DeadPoet:The best solution is to get your poems published.
But seriously, if you are really concerned of your poems being plagiarized the best thing to do is not to post them online. -
Well...
Singaporean bloggers are protected under the TRIPS act, so I want to sue, I'll have ample grounds to do so.
I've imposition safeguards after what has happened -- while it's not foolproof, at least it'll be harder for plagiarists to try their act over at my blog. -
Really? Forgive me for my ignorance but what is this TRIPS act? And can share your safeguards with us?Originally posted by peebrain:Well...
Singaporean bloggers are protected under the TRIPS act, so I want to sue, I'll have ample grounds to do so.
I've imposition safeguards after what has happened -- while it's not foolproof, at least it'll be harder for plagiarists to try their act over at my blog.
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http://www.ipos.gov.sg/main/aboutip/copyright/overseasprotect.html
It says,COPYRIGHT :
Further info on the TRIPS agreement, in particular the Berne Convention: http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/whatis_e/tif_e/agrm7_e.htm
OVERSEAS PROTECTION FOR COPYRIGHT WORKS CREATED IN SINGAPORE
Generally, a copyright work created by a Singapore citizen or resident is protected overseas through international conventions and agreements signed by countries. International conventions and agreements obligate the member countries and World Trade Organisation member countries (including Singapore) to grant uniform protection for copyright works as laid down in these conventions/agreements. The protection of a work by a Singapore resident would be as though the work was made by those countries' residents. The protection in most countries is also automatic in that there is no need to register in order to be conferred protection. However countries such as Canada and the US provide for registration to facilitate proof of copyright in infringement proceedings.
Singapore, under the Berne Convention and the TRIPS Agreement, grants protection to copyright works created by nationals or residents of countries that are signatories of the Berne Convention and WTO member countries.
The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, a convention on copyright for authors' works and films that is administered by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO).
A list of countries party to the Berne Convention may be found at the WIPO website www.wipo.int.
The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) (1994) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). A list of member countries of the WTO may be found at the WTO website at www.wto.org.
It says,Copyright
The creation of written content, online or otherwise, is covered as intellectual property. So all you have to do is to draft the right cease-and-desist letter.
The TRIPS agreement ensures that computer programs will be protected as literary works under the Berne Convention and outlines how databases should be protected.
It also expands international copyright rules to cover rental rights. Authors of computer programs and producers of sound recordings must have the right to prohibit the commercial rental of their works to the public. A similar exclusive right applies to films where commercial rental has led to widespread copying, affecting copyright-ownersÂ’ potential earnings from their films.
The agreement says performers must also have the right to prevent unauthorized recording, reproduction and broadcast of live performances (bootlegging) for no less than 50 years. Producers of sound recordings must have the right to prevent the unauthorized reproduction of recordings for a period of 50 years.
As for safeguards... Javascript, and if you really wanna (which I'm considering but have yet to enact), write a robot script so Google won't cache it.
The reason why I'm not wild about the latter is 'cos it's harder to proof plagiarism -- as an online blogging medium, I could be accused of altering dates -- so Google Cache, in this instance, will be an independent verifier.
It's good to have a knowledge of law, sometimes. -shrug. -
well, people plagiarise my work and i feel quite happy actually to learn that they appreciate poetry too. One of the ways to spread the wings of poetry actually. Well, one of my poems was also published in Reader's Digest under someone's contribution without credit and hearing comments about it, make me quite happy actually. What does he get, in the end? Nothing...
It's not a big deal to see your poetry all over the place as some other's contribution. Poetry replicates herself in whim