Plagiarism of my reviews

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   Well ..... not plagiarism, but the unauthorised use of our reviews is widespread amongst the music blogging community .... sometimes they are explicitly credited to the author, other times they are credited simply to "a ProgArchives review" [or similar phrase] .... this also applies to reviewers from other sites [eg seaoftranquility, progressiveworld etc] .... not sure there is anything we can do to stop it

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Joolz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: March 24 2006 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1377	Posted: December 28 2006 at 04:41
	Well ..... not plagiarism, but the unauthorised use of our reviews is widespread amongst the music blogging community .... sometimes they are explicitly credited to the author, other times they are credited simply to "a ProgArchives review" [or similar phrase] .... this also applies to reviewers from other sites [eg seaoftranquility, progressiveworld etc] .... not sure there is anything we can do to stop it

erik neuteboom Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: July 27 2005 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 7659	Posted: December 28 2006 at 04:31
	A few months ago I Googled my name and noticed the same activity as Fitzcarraldo discovered, at least 3 commercial sites (unknown to me) were using my Prog Archives reviews. If I have more time, I will check out this and mention these sites. In fact it's illegal use for commercial benefits ..!

Easy Livin Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: February 21 2004 Location: Scotland Status: Offline Points: 15585	Posted: December 28 2006 at 04:07
	Please keep us advised of progress guys.

Fitzcarraldo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: April 30 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1835	Posted: December 27 2006 at 20:44
	I managed to find an e-mail address for the Admins of the site hosting the plagiariser, and sent the e-mail copied below. The guy ripped off twelve of my reviews. As he has reviewed several albums that I have not reviewed, it might be worth reviewers on Prog Archives checking that he -- or other members of that site -- have not ripped off your reviews too. Dear Webmaster, I have just discovered that someone going by the user name of ZoolanderHotept on your Website has plagiarised several reviews that I posted a couple of years ago on the Prog Archives Web site. According to your Website, this ZoolanderHotept is a student named Jon from Forth Worth, Texas. Whoever this person is, he had the cheek to write "Fitzcarraldo aka ZoolanderHotept" at the end of some (but not all) of the reviews he copied, as if he is the same person who posted the reviews on Prog Archives. I can assure you that I am not ZoolanderHotept and would kindly request you to remove the reviews from your site that he has copied without my permission. Listed below are the URLs on your site of the reviews that he has plagiarised, along with the URLs of my dated reviews on the Prog Archives Web site. You can clearly see that this person has copied my reviews. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. Fitzcarraldo (Special Collaborator, Prog Archives) http://www.progarchives.com/Collaborators.asp?id=326 List of my reviews plagiarised by ZoolanderHotept: 1. Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Emerson, Lake and Palmer http://www.<deleted>.com/album.php?albumid=5239 posted on 2006-01-26 Fraudulently states "Fitzcarraldo aka Zoolanderhotept". [My review was posted on Prog Archives on 2004-09-18] ------------------------------------------------------- 2. Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Tarkus http://www.<deleted>.com/album.php?albumid=5952 posted on 006-03-07 Fraudulently states "Fitzcarraldo aka Zoolanderhotept". [My review was posted on Prog Archives on 2004-09-19] ------------------------------------------------------- 3. Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Pictures At An Exhibition: http://www.<deleted>.com/album.php?albumid=5363 posted on 2006-01-31 Does not mention Fitzcarraldo. [My review was posted on Prog Archives on 2004-09-23] ------------------------------------------------------- 4. Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Trilogy http://www.<deleted>.com/album.php?albumid=5211 posted on 2006-01-25 Fraudulently states "Fitzcarraldo aka Zoolanderhotept". [My review was posted on Prog Archives on 2004-09-27] ------------------------------------------------------- 5. Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery http://www.<deleted>.com/album.php?albumid=5209 posted on 2006-01-25 Fraudulently states "Fitzcarraldo aka Zoolanderhotept". [My review was posted on Prog Archives on 2004-10-13] ------------------------------------------------------- 6. Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Works Vol. 1 http://www.<deleted>.com/album.php?reviewid=5022 posted 2006-01-27 Fraudulently states "Fitzcarraldo aka Zoolanderhotept". [My review was posted on Prog Archives on 2004-11-06] ------------------------------------------------------- 7. Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Works Vol. 2 http://www.<deleted>.com/album.php?reviewid=5021 posted 2006-01-27 Fraudulently states "Fitzcarraldo aka Zoolanderhotept". [My review was posted on Prog Archives on 2004-11-09] ------------------------------------------------------- 8. Emerson, Lake and Palmer- Black Moon http://www.<deleted>.com/album.php?albumid=5979 posted on 2006-03-09 Fraudulently states "Fitzcarraldo aka Zoolanderhotept". [My review was posted on Prog Archives on 2004-12-15] ------------------------------------------------------- 9. YES - Tales From Topographic Oceans http://www.<deleted>.com/album.php?reviewid=5541 posted on 2006-03-09 Does not mention Fitzcarraldo. [My review was posted on Prog Archives on 2005-03-17] ------------------------------------------------------- 10. NEW TROLLS - Concerto Grosso Per I New Trolls http://www.<deleted>.com/album.php?reviewid=5532 posted on 2006-03-08 Fraudulently states "Fitzcarraldo aka Zoolanderhotept". [My review was posted on Prog Archives on 2005-09-20] ------------------------------------------------------- 11. RICK WAKEMAN - The Six Wives Of Henry VIII http://www.<deleted>.com/album.php?reviewid=5103 posted on 2006-02-01 Does not mention Fitzcarraldo. [My review was posted on Prog Archives on 2004-06-04] ------------------------------------------------------- 12. VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR - Pawn Hearts http://www.<deleted>.com/album.php?reviewid=5089 posted on 2006-01-31 Fraudulently states "Fitzcarraldo aka Zoolanderhotept". [My review was posted on Prog Archives on 2005-04-15] ------------------------------------------------------- Edited by Fitzcarraldo - December 27 2006 at 21:09
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Fitzcarraldo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: April 30 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1835	Posted: December 27 2006 at 19:02
	The Miracle wrote: "I think you should email them(not the plagiarizing author but the site admins)" Yes, I tried, but e-mails to the site Admins have been disabled and the only way to contact them would be to register as a user, which I do not want to do if at all possible. What really annoys me is that this ZoolanderHotept guy has written "Fitzcarraldo aka ZoolanderHotept" as if he and I are one and the same person. He's also submitted reviews of albums that I have not reviewed. Perhaps he copied those reviews from other people too. In any case, I don't want people thinking the other reviews were written by me. Believe me, I don't feel flattered at all. What a lowlife. The guy is just a lazy cheat.
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tuxon Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 21 2004 Location: plugged-in Status: Offline Points: 5502	Posted: December 27 2006 at 18:50
	The dude also coppied VDGG's pawn heart review from you. You've got fans
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johnobvious Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 11 2006 Location: Nebraska Status: Offline Points: 1361	Posted: December 27 2006 at 18:49
	That ain't right. Then he has the gall in the comments to reply to someone else's critique of his review Critique of the review Good review, you should include a paragraph about ELP's overall sound, as I don't really understand what they sound like from just this. Finally someone submitted an ELP review to follow up my Love Beach review, their defining moment This is my favourite ELP album, but I find the band to be a bit too prentious and pompous. his comments to the critique: I did have an introduction paragraph which described the overall sound, but the review turned out to lengthy so I had to cut some bits out. Im currently trying to write as many prog review as I can in an atempt to fill this site's lackluster collection. Edited by johnobvious - December 27 2006 at 18:52
	Biggles was in rehab last Saturday

tuxon Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 21 2004 Location: plugged-in Status: Offline Points: 5502	Posted: December 27 2006 at 18:44
	3 of 3 thought this review was well written One of my reviews was used without permission, but at leats they mentioned the original source and my name, so i saw that as a compliment. Edited by tuxon - December 27 2006 at 18:51
	I'm always almost unlucky _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Id5ZcnjXSZaSMFMC Id5LM2q2jfqz3YxT

The Miracle Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: May 29 2005 Location: hell Status: Offline Points: 28427	Posted: December 27 2006 at 18:42
	No, as long as I remember the only case was when someone copied Rico's review, but they gae him credit. I think you should email them(not the plagiarizing author but the site admins)
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Fitzcarraldo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: April 30 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1835	Posted: December 27 2006 at 18:37
	I have just stumbled upon another site where someone going by the user name of ZoolanderHotept has plagiarised some of my reviews, for example: Plagiarised review of Brain Salad Surgery I am NOT amused - I think it is a damn cheek for someone to copy someone else's work and pass it off as their own. Has this happened to anyone else who reviews on Prog Archives?
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