Comments on: Shakespeare, Plagiarism Detection and Authorship

By: Economía Digital: 360º » Reflexiones sobre el concepto de copyright (III)

Economía Digital: 360º » Reflexiones sobre el concepto de copyright (III) — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:59:41 +0000

[...] Baste recordar las acusaciones de plagio que ya en vida persiguieron a William Shakespeare [24] (J. Bailey, 2009) o la copia de “Mona Lisa” que recientemente fue descubierta en el Museo del Prado (M. Bailey, [...]

By: Manheim

Manheim — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 14:41:00 +0000

I would think that this means someone was likely copying from Shakespeare to create a similar style play; how similar are his other plays? Couldn't you do a similar analysis of Shakespeare's other work to see if a similar level of overlap is found? I would think that this could turn out to be, if anything, too similar.

By: Dave Pak

Dave Pak — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:51:37 +0000

Great article as always!I liked the concept of "even if the conclusion may be correct, the method may be flawed". This is a very important distinction, as, depending up application, I can easily see how such software could render a false positive. For example, if multiple authors were reporting on a single news event, or even journalists on a speech…the phrases and descriptions used could be very similar, due to the nature of the work.Thanks for making the final tie-in to school papers as well.Good read.~ Dpak

By: Such Things Only Happen in Books | Theater

Such Things Only Happen in Books | Theater — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:43:53 +0000

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