Posts Tagged ‘Digg’

Digg Does it Again

By Jonathan Bailey • Jul 21st, 2009 • Category: Articles, Legal Issues

Digg has once again sparked controversy with its URL shortening service. Only now it has drawn the ire of both Webmasters and users alike.



3 Count: Zero the Hero

By Jonathan Bailey • May 28th, 2009 • Category: 3 Count

This is daily column on Plagiarism Today where the site brings you three of the days biggest, most important copyright and plagiarism news links. If you want to offer your feedback on the column, use the contact form or just follow me on Twitter at @plagiarismtoday.
1: Psystar’s bankruptcy filing to affect Apple’s copyright infringement suit
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Digg Relents on DiggBar

By Jonathan Bailey • Apr 16th, 2009 • Category: Articles, News

After nearly two weeks of controversy, Digg had relented on the DiggBar, removing it for the majority of viewers.



Digg Responds, Says DiggBar Not Evil

By Jonathan Bailey • Apr 9th, 2009 • Category: Articles, Legal Issues

Following the controversy over the new DiggBar, Digg has responded with some changes to the bar itself as well as reassurances that it’s not evil.



Is the DiggBar Content Theft?

By Jonathan Bailey • Apr 7th, 2009 • Category: Articles, News

Digg’s latest feature, the DiggBar, has caused a great deal of controversy, including many calling it outright content theft.



DMCA Takedown Fail

By Jonathan Bailey • Jan 6th, 2009 • Category: Articles, DMCA, Legal Issues

When does a successful DMCA takedown not actually disable access to the work? When the notice is public and includes the full URL.



Review: The Plagiarism Checker

By Jonathan Bailey • Dec 16th, 2008 • Category: Articles, Products

The rebirth of “The Plagiarism Checker” has made waves throughout social news sites and Twitter alike, but is the site worth the attention it has been getting?



Classic Articles: The Dugg Articles

By Jonathan Bailey • Jun 23rd, 2008 • Category: Articles, Housekeeping

Since I will be MIA this week, we will be taking a look back at some of the older articles on the site, including, today, the articles that got Dugg (and Slashdotted).



Fragmented Conversations and Blogging

By Jonathan Bailey • Apr 16th, 2008 • Category: Articles, Legal Issues, Prevention

The notion of fragmented conversations has drawn a lot of attention over the past few weeks. However, what are the real implications solutions to the problem?



Offering Embedding to Prevent Plagiarism

By Jonathan Bailey • Mar 26th, 2008 • Category: Articles, Legal Issues, Prevention

Embedding multimedia content is now a way of life on the Web. But while webmasters and bloggers love the ease of use, content creators are benefiting from less plagiarism and greater control.