{"id":566,"date":"2019-11-20T08:03:07","date_gmt":"2019-11-20T08:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plagiarismdetector.net\/blog\/?page_id=566"},"modified":"2019-11-20T08:04:53","modified_gmt":"2019-11-20T08:04:53","slug":"how-to-identify-copied-content","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/plagiarismdetector.net\/blog\/how-to-identify-copied-content\/","title":{"rendered":"Steps to take if your content or blog has been copied"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You are\npassionate about writing. You might be writing articles on your own website, or\nyou are a blogger and enjoy sharing your thoughts on what you are passionate\nabout. You might also be writing content for other websites.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well, the first thing that you will do is to do a plagiarism check on your work. You want to make sure you have not accidentally copied any sentences from someone else&#8217;s writing. With billions of websites, you must be doubly sure that what you are writing and posting is plagiarism-free.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once you have done a <a href=\"https:\/\/plagiarismdetector.net\/\">plagiarism check<\/a> and your work is all 100 percent original, you upload it and sit back and relax. But what happens when you discover that someone else has stolen your work.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How do you\ngo back and check if your content or blog has not been stolen? By running a\nplagiarism checker, of course. You upload your content on a plagiarism checker\nand run a check. If all or some parts of your work shows up as plagiarized, you\ncan get the information about the site or sites on which your content exists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now you can\neither tear your hair out, curse, and swear or take action against the thief\nwho has stolen your intellectual property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">No, the culprit did not seek your permission. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No robber ever seeks consent to steal your TV or any other worldly possessions of yours, so why should he bother to seek your permission for stealing your brainchild.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, what do\nyou do? Every country in the world does not have laws to punish plagiarizers.\nIf you have written content for another website, get in touch with them and\ntell them that your content has been plagiarized. If it&#8217;s your own web or blog\nsite, here are a few steps that you can take that might result in some action\nbeing taken against the culprit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>First\nof all, be very professional in your correspondence throughout the\nprocess&nbsp;<\/li><li>When\nyou have discovered the websites on which your content or blog has been\nplagiarized and posted, note down the URL address and the date (if published).\nTake a screenshot of the URL, the title, and the content.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Get\nin touch with the website owner. This information is easy to find on the\ninternet.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Send\nthem full details of your content; provide the URL address, date published, and\nauthorship. Send them your original content and the plagiarized content. You\ncan take a snapshot of the plagiarism checker on which you discovered the\nplagiarism culprit.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Ask\nthem to take down the content by a specific date.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Mark\nthat date on your reminder calendar.<\/li><li>Run\nperiodical checks to see if they have complied with your request or not.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If they have complied and removed the plagiarized content, great! If not it&#8217;s time to escalate the issue.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-read-about-plagiarism-amp-detector\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"M0c3JWFbIv\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plagiarismdetector.net\/blog\/mistakes-can-destroy-your-content-strategy\/\">Mistakes Can Destroy Your Content Strategy<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cMistakes Can Destroy Your Content Strategy\u201d \u2014 AI, Technology &amp; Education Blog | Tips &amp; Insights\" src=\"https:\/\/plagiarismdetector.net\/blog\/mistakes-can-destroy-your-content-strategy\/embed\/#?secret=PsYpZvCcrT#?secret=M0c3JWFbIv\" data-secret=\"M0c3JWFbIv\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Write to the\nwebsite hosting company and send them all your concerns:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Your\noriginal content<\/li><li>Authorship<\/li><li>Website\non which it was uploaded, date<\/li><li>The\nsite on which your content has been plagiarized and date<\/li><li>All\nyour correspondence with the website owner<\/li><li>Request\nthe website hosting service to take down your content<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the\nwebsite owner and the web hosting service provider does not take any action,\nwrite to the search engines and send them all the details of your\ncorrespondence with the website owner and hosting service provider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After doing\nall this, there isn&#8217;t much you can do. Yes, if this offense has been committed\nin the US, you can take legal action. But in other countries, it&#8217;s just a long\nshot.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Use a Good Plagiarism Checker<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You have\nworked hard in creating the content or blog, so don&#8217;t just upload and forget\nabout it. If you do that, you open yourself to risk as someone may be stealing\nyour content and using it. Your blog posts might go viral, and your blog site\nmight be in trouble.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Make a plan to keep a check on the content or blog that you write. Use a good plagiarism checker and check your work periodically on it. <a href=\"https:\/\/plagiarismdetector.net\/\">PlagiarismDetector.net<\/a> is a good plagiarism checker to use. If you discover your blogs, articles, or content are being plagiarized, take the steps that have been suggested to protect your intellectual property.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You are passionate about writing. You might be writing articles on your own website, or you are a blogger and enjoy sharing your thoughts on what you are passionate about. 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