One of my clients to told me to rewrite the whole article since it doesn't passed copyscape. However the problem is that he wants me to rewrite the name of the company so that it would passed copyscape. Here is the the name of the company. Really Useful Investments - name of the company. Now, I am thinking of rewriting it to something like: "investment company" Am I allowed to touch the name of the company and refer to it as just a company?
What these blithering idiots need to realize about their 'fail-proof' method of checking for duplicate content is that some things ARE what they ARE. That's all they can EVER be, regardless of who writes it. Names of people, names of buildings/attractions, names of companies/businesses, months of the year, days of the week, addresses, hours of operation, cities, countries - these things WILL NEVER CHANGE. (And that's just the short list.) They can't - and still hold their context. The only reason I can see for him being adamant about the name change is because the article is stolen from the mentioned company's website. If it were about his company, he'd want the name left as is. If it were me, I'd put [INSERT COMPANY NAME HERE] in the piece and let him do it himself.
If the end user has requested that you do so, and it doesn't break any laws, then I would say go ahead. He is the one carrying the can if any issues arise, not you (as long as it is clear and documented that he takes responsibility for th epublication of the material). Until it's published, it's a private matter between you two. Having said that, I'm no lawyer, so you will need to consult someone who is. And as YMC points out - definitely loos shady! Really Great Investments Fab Investments Top Quality Investments Sure-Fire Investments