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The
Phenomenal Women Of The Web
Stop
Internet Plagiarism
In this new and expanding world
called the Internet, there are vast resources to behold. Women and
men are putting forth tremendous effort and talent to forge a new
frontier. Although the Internet is new, the same rules of the
jungle apply. When a person creates an original graphic, or writes
a piece of poetry and puts it on their site - they don't want it
snatched and grabbed and used on another site. Without
written permission from the original author/artist - it is
stealing.
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But what is internet plagiarism?
Plagiarism in as it applies to anything is a form of stealing. It
is when a person has a site on the WWW, willingly and knowingly
uses, without permission from the original owner, graphics or
written words regardless if they generate revenue from
their website or not.
In this case, I am referring specifically
to internet plagiarism - and also to specific topics. Since
the majority of people in the private sector have relatively
simple websites, the two topics below are the most commonly
plagiarized - and are the sole focus here.
Graphics
- a graphic created from scratch or *re-worked significantly
(*taken from a ROYALTY FREE clipart package, and re-designed
into something that looks substantially different than it's
original form). This could include backgrounds, icons, dividers,
WordArt, site logos, an award you give, your organization logo,
etc. Read an incident from a very new,
inexperienced webmaster and the trouble you can make for
yourself if you act in haste.
Written
word(s), poetry/writing - content,
verses or lines of words. Examples of this might be - poetry or
writing. (I maintain a huge poetry site - and on occasion, a
writer on my site has been found to have plagiarized work).
If you suspect a website on the
internet is using something you have created or written from
scratch, The PWOTW urge you to investigate the website thoroughly.
Write to the owner of the site with your concerns and be ready to
prove that the work on the site is indeed yours! An example of
proof is "work in progress." For example -
regarding graphics - when one creates a graphic, generally the
work is saved many times in unfinished states of completion.)
Protect
Your Site! |
The Seal of the Phenomenal
Women Of The Web Against Internet Plagiarism may be taken
freely and placed on *any site by any webmaster who cares
about their original work. Be it graphics, photos,
poetry/writing etc. It must be linked back
to: www.phenomenalwomen.com/plagiarism
NOTE: The graphic size is less than 2KB.
Also, because I feel SO STRONGLY about this matter, I am
allowing this image source to be drawn from
phenomenalwomen.com. If you don't want to put it on your
own server for the image source - simply click
here
for the code to the graphic - and TPWOTW will worry about
the bandwidth.
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WARNING: the seal may not be used on an adult XXXX rated
site. |
Placing the seal on your site sends
a very clear signal to those who surf with the expectation of
"snatch and grab," techniques for building their sites -
that YOU the
ORIGINAL creator - will NOT be plagiarized. The Seal
represents the "THIS HOUSE PROTECTED BY..." signs that
you see outside of homes... telling thieves that the homeowners
work hard for their belongs and have taken measures to safe guard
them.
I receive hundreds of letter from
people all over the world, asking for my help in a matter of
stolen work. I hope this will help you. Below is a comprehensive
list of internet and local resources to help you both protect
yourself from plagiarism, and the tools necessary to legally
combat it if push comes to shove.
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Avoiding
Plagiarism - advice for using sources
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How
to Lessen the Chances of Plagiarizing - from the
Learning Skills Centre at the University of Northern
British Columbia.
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Glatt
Plagiarism Services - software for
detecting and deterring plagiarism.
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Plagiarism
and the Art of Skillful Citation - essay on what
plagiarism is and how to avoid it, especially in
science writing.
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Statement
on Plagiarism - "To put your name on a
piece of work is to say that it is yours, that the
praise or criticism due to it is due to you."
From WFU.
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LAW DIRECTORIES:
from: YAHOO
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Counsel
Quest - searchable and browsable
directory of legal resources, spanning law from
antiquity to the present day. |
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FindLaw
- Internet Legal Resources - searchable
directory of all things law. |
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Hieros
Gamos - directory of organizations,
law schools, law firms, vendors listed by name,
address, telephone, fax and contact worldwide. In
English, Spanish, French, Italian, and German. |
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World
Wide Legal Information Association - legal
information by country. Includes the Law Museum, a
history of the law, and the Law Hall of Horrors.
From Hammurabi to O.J. |
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WWW
Virtual Library: Law |
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'Lectric
Law Library - find and access law-related
information and products that you want or need. |
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Access
to Justice Network (ACJNet) Canada - provides
Canadian justice and legal information and services,
including legislation, organizations, publications,
databases and discussion forums. |
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All
Law - comprehensive legal directory and search
engine. |
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Aspals
Legal Pages - specialized in military and
international law; site has links to British
court-martial decisions and procedures,
international law, and related military sites. |
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CataLaw
- metaindex of law and government. |
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Global
Legal Information Network - provides a database
of national laws from contributing countries around
the world, from the U.S. Library of Congress. |
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Guides
to Law Resources on the Internet |
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Haim
Ravia, Law Offices: Legal Links - legal links
for jurists from around the world, and especially
for the Israeli legal community, with an emphasis on
information from the Canadian Constitution. |
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InSITE
- current awareness service of Cornell Law Library,
featuring a searchable database of annotated legal
websites. |
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Internet
Legal Resource Guide - A comprehensive guide to
the most substantive legal resources online. |
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Ipso
Facto - links to legal history and legal aids,
information on each branch of the government and
more. |
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Law
and Court Related Web Sites - from the National
Center for State Courts. |
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Law
and Politics Internet Guide - features law,
politics and government resources. |
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Law
Sites in the World - includes large database of
law sites - news, reports and latest lagislation. In
English and Hebrew. |
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Law.com
- information for the public, lawyers, and law
students. |
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LawLinks |
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LawLinks:
Legal Information on the Internet - a selected
list of web sites compiled by Sarah Carter,
University of Kent at Canterbury. |
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LawRunner
- front end for Altavista designed to facilitate
legal research. |
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Laws.Com
- compendium of law-related resources available on
the Web. |
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LawyerFinder
- online service for locating attorneys and legal
resources. |
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Legal
Link - links to bankruptcy and class action
sites. |
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Legal
Research Center - directory of legal sites and
resources, with sections on federal legislation,
Switzerland, international law, the EU, intellectual
property, and academia. |
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Links
to the Text of State Constitutions |
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Lunar
Law Links - monthly list of outstanding legal
sites on the world wide web and beyond. |
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National
Lawnet - short index of law resources on the
Internet. |
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Rominger
Legal - resource for jump-starting your on-line
legal research. |
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W3
Lawyer - links to information and resources for
a variety of legal issues. |
MISC LAW & DO
IT YOURSELF
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All
about Forms - a database of FREE legal forms for
Affidavits, Applications, Bankruptcy, Business,
Corporation, Divorce, Partnership, Rent, Statements,
Trademark, Trusts, Leases - and fully searchable so
you can find the forms you need. |
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All
About Law - the Mother ship of the site above.
Excellent resource. |
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Consumer
Protection: Landlord/Tenant Law |
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Jurisdictionary
- useful facts about the words and the rules that
lawyers use. |
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Legal
Material by Subject -Topics |
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Legal.Net
- commercial Web site for attorneys and
non-attorneys alike. |
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Legaldocs
- allows for online preparation of customized legal
documents. Many free, small fee for others. |
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Nolo
Press Self-Help Law Center - online legal
assistance for the little guy. |
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The
PWOTW
Since Established March 20, 1997
Have Visted
Founder-Nancy
Imelda Schafer
Spyder's
Empire |
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Stop
Internet Plagiarism
Since Established June 20, 1999
Have Visted
Founder-Nancy
Imelda Schafer
Spyder's
Empire |
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