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PlagiarismThe Changing Face of the Dreaded “P” Word

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About Me• Webmaster, Author and Journalist• Not a Lawyer• Resolved 700 Cases of Plagiarism• Founded Plagiarism Today in 2005• Work as a Copyright Consultant

– Developing Strategies– Solving Cases

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The Current Face

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My Story (2001)• Do You Run

Another Site?• Uh, No...• But I Saw All

Your Work There• Where?• Here...

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Result

A 14-Year-Old Student

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Plagiarism is Changing• Not Just an Ethical, Professional Issue• Legal Issue

– Takedown Notices– Lawsuits

• The Plagiarist Changing– Anyone Can Find an Audience– Consumers Are Now Creators– Consumers Are Now Plagiarists

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Plagiarism and CC• CC is About Giving Permission

– Encouraging Copying and Distribution– Building on the Works of Others– Giving Back and Taking From

• Symbiotic Not Parasitic– All CC Licenses Require Attribution– True Remix Artists Are Proud of Their

Sources• Plagiarism is the Anti-CC

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Who Plagiarism Hurts• Author

– Loss of Reputation– Time Wasted Handling Case– Lost Revenue

• Public– Unaware of True Origin of Work– Unable to Access Further Works

• Plagiarist– Plagiarists Get Caught– Miss Opportunities for Legitimate Work

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Why Do People Plagiarise?• Profit

– Spammers– Questionable Writing Services

• Reputation– Impress Friends/Coworkers– Gain Links/SEO

• Ignorance– Doesn't Understand Plagiarism

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How to Stop It• Prevention

– DRM, Truncated RSS Feeds, etc.– Adding Fingerprints for Detection

• Detection– Search Engines– Advanced Tools (Attributor, iCopyright, etc.)

• Cessation– Takedown Notices, Lawsuits, etc.

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Changing The Game• Tactics Alone Not Enough

– Too Many Plagiarists– International Laws

• Education is Key– Making Wishes/Rights Clear– Teaching Copyright Issues– Plagiarists Will Always Exist

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Rethinking Our Rights• Not All Copying is Bad

– Reach New Audiences– Provide New Revenue Streams (Voxant)– Build Reputation

• Encourage Good Copying– CC Licenses– Fair Copyright Policies

• Quash the Bad Copying– An Effective Anti-Plagiarism Strategy

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A Quote to Remember

“...Citation is required. But the cite is always sufficient payment and no one who writes for a

living actually believes that any permission beyond that simple payment should ever be

required.”Lawrence Lessig in his book Remix

http://lessig.org/info/photos/ Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0' License

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Lawrence Lessig• Declaring War on War

– Explore New Business Models– Embrace Read/Write Culture

• A Tidal Wave– Protect What Truly Matters– Use the Rest

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Bottom Line• Journalism is Changing

– Citizen Journalism– Faster News Cycles– New Opportunities

• Plagiarism is Changing– Who Plagiarises– Why They Plagiarise– What They Plagiarise

• We Have to Adapt

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Find Out More• PlagiarismToday (plagiarismtoday.com)• Blog Herald (blogherald.com)• Copyright 2.0 Show (copyright20.com)• European Journalism Centre (ejc.net)

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