If plagiarists are plaguing you...

Considering that fact that even leading newspapers in India and the U.K have resorted to "content theft" then what to say of petty thieves.

Now if you are considering all hope lost in your fight with these content thieves here's a solution.

While writing articles for clients some of them would tell me not to "lift off"  lines and content from other sites because they would run my work using a software called "Copyscape". Today "Copyscape" has emerged as one of the major tools to fight plagiarism. Though the service is not entirely free you can thwart content copiers with a free warning that says "Protected by Copyscape. Do not copy". The free service may also offer other goodies. It certainly pays to check their website. The paid services offer a lot more protection. Check the video and then the link below.

Copyscape


 

Coldplay in trouble again

In January 2006 I wrote a review of ColdPlay's album X and Y on Amazon.com. You can check the review here where I wrote how Colplay is nothing but a overly hyped U2 clone. I did a song by song comparison of their music and the music of the originals from where things have been lifted. Coldplay did credit the German band "Kraftwerk" for lifting some of their tunes.

Now a third artiste has accused Coldplay of plagiarism. First it was a band from New York, then it was ace guitarist Joe Satriani and now Cat Stevens.

I actually wonder whether these guys are capable of anything original. Beats, keys, bass, guitar, singing, group vocals, piano notes are all lifted from the music of other bands, particularly U2. The most copied element is the singing style of U2's frontman Bono's vocals.

If U2 sues them it will not surprise me.