Blog searching has become an important tool both for gathering the information I use on this site, but also for staying on top of content theft issues. Unfortunately, blog searching has deteriorated to the point of uselessness and I break down why.
Earlier this week I re-visted the United States Copyright Office’s Electronic Copyright Office system to complete my first registration. The results pretty much speak for themselves.
As content theft has grown, Webmasters have sought simple solutions to the problem when none exist. Many get tricked into applying DRM techniques onto their site, even though such methods are ineffective and can cripple your Web page.
Anyone who has ever had to locate the host of a domain knows how confusing and difficult it can be. Fortunately, a free service hopes to make that process as simple as a single click.
How does your search engine do when detecting plagiarism? I’ve tested five different search engines and how many matches of my work they find. These tests provide some surprising results and offer insight into which services are best for plagiarism detection.
Every tool has a purpose and Copyscape has its. Though weaker on verbatim plagiarism, it can help detect cases where the work has been rewritten and the regular search engines struggle to keep up.
If you want a great way to save time when sending out copyright-related emails, or any other correspondence for that matter, look at these great template systems to speed things up.
If you have ever wondered exactly how many spam blogs are on a server, here is a tool to help you find out how active the spammer is and, possibly, take out the entire network.
Recently embarrassed by a very public plagiarism scandal, Associated Content has inked a deal with content-tracking service Attributor to both protect their material and detect plagiarists using their service.
RightsAgent is a new system designed to help you license your content to the world, both for profit and non-profit purposes. But is the system worth entrusting your content to?
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