[Wikipedia-l] Automatically checking for copyright violations

[Alphax]

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Mark Williamson wrote:
> ...and it would also flag every single page in Wikipedia, because they
> can also be found in absoluteastronomy, etc.
> 
> If you're talking about new pages only, it might be OK but it depends
> how long search strings are -- is it looking for 7 words in a row that
> are identical, 10 words, or 50?
> 
> Mark
> 

I've always held that anything over 5-6 words is plagiarism, unless it
is quoted. Quotations are fair use provided they are cited appropriately.

Then again, if someone changes every seventh word, in a sentance of 25
words, that's still 14-18 words ripped straight from another source.

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