Plagiarism

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I have decided to screw copyright rules from my blog and therefore, you can use the information on my blog any way you want, unless if the articles are from other sources (such as Ezinearticles and etc.).

However, as a freelance writer, you can never turn in something that is NOT originally from you. Therefore, this “plagiarism” page will remain as a reference for those who need plagiarism checkers.

These are the known plagiarism tools for checking articles before you send to your clients / post on your blog. Don’t copy and paste other people’s work if you want to get paid.

The number 1 rule for all clients is no plagiarism.

So, if you intend to send in some of the articles on this blog, and claim them as yours, you might be heading to the exit of your career.

*These tools are not in any order

1. Plagiarism Detect – free (need to register)

Personal note from me: This is by far the best tool. Soon, there will be plenty of packages to choose from for subscription apart from the free account.

2. Article Checker – free

3. DupeCop – free – no longer free as of 20th April. Also available: DupeCop Desktop

4. Dupe Free Pro – free in exchange of your email address

5. Doccop – free (need to register)

6. Plagiarism Finder – free to try (30-day trial), $125 to buy

7. Ithenticate – free (need to register) / paid for volume licensing (2 packages available at $250 and $750)

8. The Plagiarism Checker – free

9. Quote Finder – free

10. Copy Alerts – free (this is a tool that lets you enter your website or blog to receive plagiarism alerts if someone steals your content)

11. Duplicate Check – $39.95 (you need to upload this to your website with PHP 4.3.2 or higher/Zend Optimizer 2 or higher)

12. The ever popular CopyScape

13. Viper – a free software to detect plagiarism for files in you hard drive (compared to files on the internet)