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2 December 2013

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RJaguar3 - What's copied from the WSJ journal other than content that is from the lawsuit itself? The only long unique string I see in the Duplication Detector output is described as what the lawsuit claims; it seems to me to be something copied from the filed papers and (poorly) cited as such.--Elvey (talk) 01:24, 11 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Can you also point to something specific from the ABA journal that you think is a copyvio, as opposed to a quote from the AG? Or is there a primer on how to interpret the output of 'Duplication Detector'? Obviously, there's smoke, but I'm not familiar with how one differentiates copyvio smoke from copyvio fire, so to speak.--Elvey (talk) 01:43, 11 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
For the WSJ blog post, there appears to be a close paraphrase based on the addition of filler words; for example:
WSJ: "More than other arbitration providers, NAF works with 'a few large companies, such as credit-card issuers, who potentially have disputes with many consumers,' said Jean Sternlight, a law professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas who specializes in arbitration. Says Sternlight: An NAF arbitrator 'can expect to see many many disputes involving the same company, there may be a heightened pressure on the arbitrator to rule in favor of the company or else risk losing future arbitration work.'"
NAF article: "More than other arbitration providers, NAF works with 'a few large companies, such as credit-card issuers, who potentially have disputes with many consumers,' said Jean Sternlight, a law professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas who specializes in arbitration. Says Sternlight: An NAF arbitrator 'can expect to see many disputes involving the same company, there may be a heightened pressure on the arbitrator to rule in favor of the company or else risk losing future arbitration work'."
WSJ: "But, in 2002, a California appellate court ruled that an employee whose employer required all employee disputes to go before NAF didn’t have to arbitrate his discrimination claim. The court said the employer enjoyed a possible 'repeat player' advantage, including 'knowledge of the arbitrators' temperaments, procedural preferences, styles and the like, and the arbitrators' cultivation of further business.'"
NAF article: "The Journal notes that one California appellate court ruled that an employee whose employer required all employee disputes to go before NAF did not have to arbitrate his discrimination claim. The court said the employer enjoyed a possible "repeat player" advantage, including 'knowledge of the arbitrators' temperaments, procedural preferences, styles and the like, and the arbitrators' cultivation of further business'."
This is more than just copying quotes from the WSJ article. This is also copying the order in which the quotes are presented and how they are presented. Additionally, one original sentence from the WSJ article (about the 2002 California case) was copied nearly verbatim.
Turning to the ABA article, the following parts appear to be closely paraphrased:
ABA Journal: "The suit by Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson says the National Arbitration Forum 'actively encouraged' credit card issuers to place mandatory arbitration clauses in their contracts naming the forum as the arbitrator, USA Today reports. [paragraph break] The suit also alleges that a group of hedge funds with ties to a large debt-collection agency called Axiant owns a stake in the forum through an entity created to hide the connection, the Pioneer Press reports. Nearly 60 percent of the debt collection claims handled in 2006 by the National Arbitration Forum had been filed by an Axiant predecessor, Swanson said."
NAF article: "The Minnesota Attorney General brought an enforcement action against NAF, alleging that it had 'actively encouraged' credit card issuers to place mandatory arbitration clauses in their contracts naming the forum as the arbitrator. The suit also alleges that a group of hedge funds with ties to a large debt-collection agency called Axiant owns a stake in the forum through an entity created to hide the connection. Nearly 60 percent of the debt collection claims handled in 2006 by the National Arbitration Forum had been filed by an Axiant predecessor, according to the Attorney General."
ABA Journal: "The National Arbitration Forum 'has extensive ties to the debt-collection industry,' Swanson said at a press conference. 'This is not an independent company and it needs to cease telling the public that it is.'"
NAF article: "The National Arbitration Forum 'has extensive ties to the debt-collection industry,' the Attorney General said at a press conference. 'This is not an independent company and it needs to cease telling the public that it is.'"
ABA Journal: "'This is as big of a case as I've ever filed as attorney general,' Swanson said. 'These practices attack the foundation of our legal system.' [paragraph break] The suit alleges violations of state consumer fraud, deceptive trade practices and false advertising laws, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports."
NAF article: "'This is as big of a case as I've ever filed as attorney general,' Swanson said. 'These practices attack the foundation of our legal system.' The suit alleges violations of state consumer fraud, deceptive trade practices and false advertising laws."
The most damning instance is the first one cited, where the ABA Journal's paraphrase of other sources is copied nearly word-for-word. But the other examples need to be addressed, as the integration of the quotes and the order of presentation from the ABA Journal article is nearly taken verbatim in the NAF article.
I do agree that this is not as egregious as the copyvio of the Public Citizen press release that I discovered first, but since the NAF article has already been listed here, all of the possible copyright issues should be addressed.
RJaguar3 | u | t 14:17, 11 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
--SarahStierch (talk) 07:13, 2 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
-- SarahStierch (talk) 07:23, 2 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
More accessibly, article text is a straight cut & paste from http://www.holmes.anthropology.museum/southwestpottery/dextraquotskuyva.html
Unquestionably a copyvio. It's an accurate bio sfaict.
I've been active on the page, and admire Dextra's pots, so I'll put a rewrite on my to-do list. Might be awhile. -- Pete Tillman (talk) 07:16, 15 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Stub now ready to publish --Pete Tillman (talk) 06:04, 16 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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