OK chopster, free, quick and dirty (but you said you didn't mind a bit of manual polishing). Load each article into the clipboard, then feed it into Babelfish, translating to, like Urdu or something odd, then translate it back to english. Repeat. Then manually tweak any words that got stuck in the other language.
You can also just go through and synonymize text by right clicking in ms word. That's why I would never by any of this software. It's to easy to run it through a translator a couple of times or synonymize or replace all with word.
Those are some good suggestions. I never thought of using translators like Babelfish or using word. Thanks!
Unfortunately, from what I read on this site, a person can use quite a bit of another person's copyrighted work and it's still considered fair use. This is why you have genius rappers like Vanilla Ice doing rap songs over music samples by David Bowie. Anyway, I thought this site was a good read on the subject of what is and is not considered "fair use" of copyrighted material over the Internet: http://www.umuc.edu/library/copy.html As for myself, I'd rather not take the chance at all. As the site says, it is "NOT a science", so it's best to either get the original author's permission or just don't use it at all.
This site has some content which could possibly be from Articlebot or some other scraper/random page mangler software: http:// psp.free-clip-artz.info/psp-wallpaper/psp-wallpaper.php Now that's some great quality content don't you think!
Fair use is actually pretty limited in scope. Also, Vanilla Ice definatly does pay for using those samples and they pay quite a bit actually. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/article.php?mcid=4&scid=26&aid=2623
Well, uh, I am very disturbed that I know this but I do not think that is true. I scanned the quoted article and do not see a reference to Mr Ice, so I assume you are guessing on the matter? What I remember is he got off because it is not actually a sample and in fact is not exactly the same bass line. He claims they came up with it on their own (um, right) and that it is different and unique from Bowie (there is an extra note at the end).
dawilliam, you clearly did not read the thread beyond page one before you posted. Chopster has purchased the right to the publish and alter the content in question, therefore it does not violate any copyright laws or liscence agreement.
First, that is plagiarism. Second, a derivative work, which is rewording someone else's work, is a violation of the US Copyright Act. In college, if you borrow a line, you need to address it as borrowed and cite your source.
Depends on the course you take. For a large proportion of courses though, they require you to describe events, objects, processes and so on. Most of the time, this simply means taking someones description of it from a source (ie. a copyrighted book) and rewording it to suit your needs. Last I checked, this was legal.
Just because your professor is ignorant of plagiarism does not make it right. There are three main types of plagiarism. You will typically find lax plagiarism teaching and rules in lower level universities and the newer or lower level professors. 1. Global Plagiarism - stealing a work from a single source and passing it off as your own. 2. Patchwork Plagiarism - stealing ideas or language from two or three sources and passing them off as your own. 3. Incremental Plagiarism - Failing to give credit for particular parts of a work that are borrowed from other people. Additionally, when you "reword" someone's ideas, you are "paraphrasing". If you don't cite your source and properly notate what you are paraphrasing, you are plagiarizing. Read the US Copyright Act.
I can see where you're coming from, but you're wrong. Here's a quick example. -------------------------------- Worksheet Question: What are Alveoli? Book Reference: A tiny, thin-walled, capillary-rich sac in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place. Also called air sac. What I deem an acceptable answer which isn't breaking copyright laws: Alveoli are small, thin-walled, capillary-rich sacs which are located in the lungs. The exchange of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide take places in Alveoli. These may also be called air sacs. -------------------------------- You're saying, by doing that, I've broken Copyright Laws by plagiarizing someones work and not citing it? I'm not talking about University in general (I said School/College, in UK, College is years 16-18 educational level - equivalent to High School in US). But as this is law, the principles should remain the same. I don't see how anyone can describe something in books without using similar wording to what's used in the book. But, you're saying that as I reworded the passage, I've broken a Copyright Law. Please explain.
Your example is a basic paraphrase of your source with no original content on your part. This is Plagiarism UNLESS you cite your source and use the proper notation. If this example was to be used in the public forum, you would want to copy it EXACTLY and cite your source. This would be legal (See "Fair Use" of US Copyright Act). To not do so is a violation of the original author's copyright. If you are not in the US, I don't know because I am not familiar with all the international laws. I believe it will hold true, but who knows.