A recently-discovered case of plagiarism showcased the role of community in dealing with the problem online. But the case a sign of a new strategy? … Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Social-Media
Who Are the Biggest Threats to Your Work Online?
When it comes to your content on the Web, who are your biggest threats? Depending on your industry, the answer might not be who you think.… Continue Reading
The Great Pinterest Divide: To Opt Out or Not
Pinterest may be a social media darling, but visual artists have begun to raise concerns over copyright, creating a cloud over the service.… Continue Reading
3 Count: Textbook Case
First Sale is trumped by right of import, BBC in copyright spat over Twitter photos and Stephen King escapes a copyright lawsuit.… Continue Reading
3 Count: German Efficiency
German copyright holders target 300k file sharers per month, Canada approves a settlement against the record labels and copyright and social media collide.… Continue Reading
My Flattr Experiment: 30 Days Later
The 30 days have passed and now it’s time to reveal how the great Flattr experiment went. The results are, in a word, very mixed.… Continue Reading
Excerpts, Scraping and Fair Use
A recent article on the New York Times site drew the attention of the Web to excerpting and the difficulty defining good vs. bad use. It’s a touchy issue with no easy answers.… Continue Reading
Associated Content Signs Deal with Attributor
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. … Continue Reading
Guest Post: Don’t Fight Remixing, Encourage It
Whenever possible, I like to encourage guest posting on this site so that readers can receive a wide variety of view points from related fields. Today’s column comes from Dan Zarrella, a social media consultant. Online social media, like socialized forms of media before it, has at its core the concept of communal recreation. Lessig… Continue Reading
Social News: A New Plagiarism Concern
If you need another reason to worry about content theft, consider the recent case involving the gossip blog Celebrity Hack. About two weeks ago, an article on the site entitled “37 Famously Stupid Celebrity Quotes” was submitted to Digg. The story reached the front page briefly but was buried for unknown reasons. Yesterday, a much… Continue Reading