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Revision as of 16:40, 11 December 2008

Copyscape
Developer(s)Indigo Stream Technologies
PlatformInternet
TypePlagiarism detection
Websitehttp://www.copyscape.com

Copyscape is an online service for detecting online plagiarism that checks whether text content appears elsewhere on the web. It is provided by Indigo Stream Technologies, Ltd.

Features

  • Given a URL of the original content, Copyscape returns a list of web pages that contain copies of all or parts of this content.
  • The Copysentry service monitors the web daily and sends email notifications when new copies are found.
  • The Copyscape Premium service allows searching for copies of offline content by copying and pasting text. According to the site, this service is intended for online content publishers to verify the originality of content they have purchased.
  • Copyscape Banners are used to warn against content theft.
  • An online forum is focused on discussing Intellectual Property rights online.[1]

Use in Plagiarism Cases

Copyscape has been used in a number of cases to detect online plagiarism:

Design

According to the Copyscape website, Copyscape uses the Google Web API to power its searches. Copyscape can find online copies of textual content, but not of images or other media. Copyscape uses a set of algorithms to identify copied content even that has been modified from its original form. Copyscape is not able to determine whether a copy is authorized or unauthorized, nor is it able to determine which of two websites copied the other. Both of these determinations are left up to users.

History

Copyscape was launched in 2004 by Indigo Stream Technologies, Ltd., which was co-founded in 2003 by Gideon Greenspan.[7]

References