I just saw a hub with almost the same title and content as one of mine. What ca

Jump to Last Post 1-5 of 5 discussions (7 posts)
  1. LauraGSpeaks profile image60
    LauraGSpeaksposted 11 years ago

    I just saw a hub with almost the same title and content as one of mine.  What can I do?

    My hub is about nine months older, but much of the content is remarkably the same.

  2. Dreamhowl profile image98
    Dreamhowlposted 11 years ago

    Is anything cut-and-paste, or is it paraphrased? Since it's on HubPages, maybe you can try reporting it through the HubPages help page. If you scroll to the bottom of the page, there is a link to it. You can report a content violation, if you strongly feel your hub was copied.

  3. Uninvited Writer profile image74
    Uninvited Writerposted 11 years ago

    It's possible it's a coincidence. Some people do have the same ideas.

  4. Susana S profile image99
    Susana Sposted 11 years ago

    You need to look through to see if the other person has actually copied sentences from your hub or it's simply very similar. If there are sections that are directly copied then report the hub and include the examples of copied text.

    I had this happen to me a year or two ago. I found I had to be very specific about what text had been copied before HP would remove it. They won't do anything if it's just similar.

    1. LauraGSpeaks profile image60
      LauraGSpeaksposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Good advice.  The content is not verbatim--no whole copied sentences, just VERY similar content with an almost identical title.

    2. Susana S profile image99
      Susana Sposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Do you think they have "spun" your content? If so, you can try reporting it.

  5. tsmog profile image76
    tsmogposted 11 years ago

    Hi LauraGSpeaks. This is a complicated and complex question. The answer I offer may be taken in several hues of light. The rules HP complies with is both their own and those of additional organizations. Theirs are more "than" likely patterned from the more formal organizations.

    To give you a hint I looked into a poem I wrote once that seems to have been copied in a paraphrased format. It became a book and did well. The logic of order and the meaning of the poems stanzas are very, very similar. The quick of it is by the time I finished researching it became a 48 page paper. Copyright law is very, very complex.

    I submitted the paper to reliable resources who said they agreed with the concept & that the time line of both do correlate, however the cost to prove it was outweighed by the risk of achieving a positive result or a win in court. So, with the information gained I have it sitting on a back burner while that book does earn from what I feel is my poem.

    The crux is there are two or more means available. The first and easiest is to prove there is an infraction of being plagiarism. In essence plagiarism is simply fraud. A great resource for understanding this is plagiarism.org. Many learning institutions will dismiss a student from a class if caught willfully plagiarizing a work with a failing grade. The key word is "willfully." Some extend that penalty to expulsion. So, plagiarism is not treated lightly within academic & professional circles. Again, the keyword is "willfully."

    I know I have written a hub, posted it, and then within moments seen a hub very close to what I produced. My dander was ruffled for sure, especially since the comments and etc indicated greater success with the other hub. However, my score was high, my readership was acceptable, and accolades offered well received. Yet, I unpublished mine because the other hub was published first. I felt like others would "Feel" with "perceptions" I plagiarized that hub. It is a matter of ethical choices.

    The web, considering the web is on the internet, and there is more to the internet than the web, offers a plethora of both opportunities and the probability of the possibility of likeness. Kinda' like reporting on the presidents' speech is by hundreds of reporters. Many report from the news feeds too. Randomness alone offers similar will certainly ensue.

    The key is marketing your work & gaining a higher readership offering validity as first & foremost. If damages occur then proceed.

    tim

 
working

This website uses cookies

As a user in the EEA, your approval is needed on a few things. To provide a better website experience, hubpages.com uses cookies (and other similar technologies) and may collect, process, and share personal data. Please choose which areas of our service you consent to our doing so.

For more information on managing or withdrawing consents and how we handle data, visit our Privacy Policy at: https://corp.maven.io/privacy-policy

Show Details
Necessary
HubPages Device IDThis is used to identify particular browsers or devices when the access the service, and is used for security reasons.
LoginThis is necessary to sign in to the HubPages Service.
Google RecaptchaThis is used to prevent bots and spam. (Privacy Policy)
AkismetThis is used to detect comment spam. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide data on traffic to our website, all personally identifyable data is anonymized. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Traffic PixelThis is used to collect data on traffic to articles and other pages on our site. Unless you are signed in to a HubPages account, all personally identifiable information is anonymized.
Amazon Web ServicesThis is a cloud services platform that we used to host our service. (Privacy Policy)
CloudflareThis is a cloud CDN service that we use to efficiently deliver files required for our service to operate such as javascript, cascading style sheets, images, and videos. (Privacy Policy)
Google Hosted LibrariesJavascript software libraries such as jQuery are loaded at endpoints on the googleapis.com or gstatic.com domains, for performance and efficiency reasons. (Privacy Policy)
Features
Google Custom SearchThis is feature allows you to search the site. (Privacy Policy)
Google MapsSome articles have Google Maps embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
Google ChartsThis is used to display charts and graphs on articles and the author center. (Privacy Policy)
Google AdSense Host APIThis service allows you to sign up for or associate a Google AdSense account with HubPages, so that you can earn money from ads on your articles. No data is shared unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Google YouTubeSome articles have YouTube videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
VimeoSome articles have Vimeo videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
PaypalThis is used for a registered author who enrolls in the HubPages Earnings program and requests to be paid via PayPal. No data is shared with Paypal unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook LoginYou can use this to streamline signing up for, or signing in to your Hubpages account. No data is shared with Facebook unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
MavenThis supports the Maven widget and search functionality. (Privacy Policy)
Marketing
Google AdSenseThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Google DoubleClickGoogle provides ad serving technology and runs an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Index ExchangeThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
SovrnThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook AdsThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Unified Ad MarketplaceThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
AppNexusThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
OpenxThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Rubicon ProjectThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
TripleLiftThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Say MediaWe partner with Say Media to deliver ad campaigns on our sites. (Privacy Policy)
Remarketing PixelsWe may use remarketing pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to advertise the HubPages Service to people that have visited our sites.
Conversion Tracking PixelsWe may use conversion tracking pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to identify when an advertisement has successfully resulted in the desired action, such as signing up for the HubPages Service or publishing an article on the HubPages Service.
Statistics
Author Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide traffic data and reports to the authors of articles on the HubPages Service. (Privacy Policy)
ComscoreComScore is a media measurement and analytics company providing marketing data and analytics to enterprises, media and advertising agencies, and publishers. Non-consent will result in ComScore only processing obfuscated personal data. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Tracking PixelSome articles display amazon products as part of the Amazon Affiliate program, this pixel provides traffic statistics for those products (Privacy Policy)
ClickscoThis is a data management platform studying reader behavior (Privacy Policy)